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Lexicon :: Strong's H2820 - ḥāśaḵ

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חָשַׂךְ
Transliteration
ḥāśaḵ
Pronunciation
khaw-sak'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 765

Strong’s Definitions

חָשַׂךְ châsak, khaw-sak'; a primitive root; also interchangeable with H2821 to restrain or (reflexively) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe:—assuage, × darken, forbear, hinder, hold back, keep (back), punish, refrain, reserve, spare, withhold.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x

The KJV translates Strong's H2820 in the following manner: spare (8x), keep back (3x), withhold (3x), refrain (3x), asswage (2x), reserved (2x), hold back (1x), variant (1x), forbear (1x), hindereth (1x), kept (1x), punished (1x), withholdeth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 28x
The KJV translates Strong's H2820 in the following manner: spare (8x), keep back (3x), withhold (3x), refrain (3x), asswage (2x), reserved (2x), hold back (1x), variant (1x), forbear (1x), hindereth (1x), kept (1x), punished (1x), withholdeth (1x).

  1. to withhold, restrain, hold back, keep in check, refrain

    1. (Qal)

      1. to withhold, keep back, keep for oneself, keep from, hold in check, refrain, spare, reserve

      2. to restrain, check

    2. (Niphal) to assuage, be spared

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָשַׂךְ châsak, khaw-sak'; a primitive root; also interchangeable with H2821 to restrain or (reflexively) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe:—assuage, × darken, forbear, hinder, hold back, keep (back), punish, refrain, reserve, spare, withhold.
STRONGS H2820: Abbreviations
† חָשַׂךְ verb withhold, refrain (Late Hebrew חָסַךְ, Aramaic חֲסַךְ, Kfso; Palmyrene חסך remit, spare, VogNos. 6, 15; Sabean משחכן weaned (child) DHMZMG 1875, 608) —
Qal Perfect חָשַׂךְ Genesis 39:9 + 4 times (+ Ezekiel 30:18 Ba; see חשׁך; Isaiah 38:17 see below), חָשָׂ֑ךְ Isaiah 14:6, חָֽשְׂכוּ Job 30:10, חָשָׂ֑כוּ Jeremiah 14:10, etc.; Imperfect יַחְשׂךְ Job 16:5 + 2 times; 2nd person masculine singular תַּחְשׂךְ Isaiah 58:1, תַּחְשׂוֺךְ Proverbs 24:11; 2nd person feminine singular תַּחְשׂ֑כִי Isaiah 54:2, etc.; Imperative חֲשׂךְ Psalm 19:14; Participle חֹשֵׂךְ Proverbs 10:19; Proverbs 11:24; חוֺשֵׂךְ Proverbs 13:24; Proverbs 17:27; followed by —
1. a. withhold, keep back, keep for oneself, accusative, Genesis 22:12 (E), Genesis 22:16; Genesis 39:9 (followed by מִמֶּגִּי; both J); absolute Proverbs 21:26 (opposed to נָתַן); withhold the rod (שׁבט) in discipline, Proverbs 13:24; no object expressed Proverbs 11:24; Proverbs 24:11.
b. keep one from evil, calamity, She'ôl, etc., with accusative and מִן Genesis 20:6 (E), 1 Samuel 25:39; Psalm 19:14; מִמָּוֶת נַפְשָׁם ח׳ Psalm 78:50 compare Job 33:18; Isaiah 38:7 (read חָשַׂכְתָּ or חֲשׂךְ for MT חָשַׁקְתָּ, see חשׁק); absolute hinder (i.e. calamities from coming) Isaiah 14:6; לְמַטָח מֵעֲוֺנֵנוּ ח׳ Ezra 9:13 thou hast kept back, downward (= and kept down), part of our iniquity, i.e. hast not punished us according to our full desert.
c. hold in check with accusative 2 Samuel 18:16 (or spare see below); object רַגְלֵיהֶם Jeremiah 14:10; especially of keeping silence, object מִּי Job 7:11 restrain my mouth, שׂפתים Proverbs 10:19, אמרים Proverbs 17:27; רֹק ח׳ לֹא מִפָּנַי Job 30:10 from my face they have not withheld spittle (= they have spit in my face).
d. refrain (from doing what is mentioned in the context), absolute Isaiah 54:2; Isaiah 58:1.
e. spare, with accusative of person 2 Kings 5:20 he hath spared Naaman מִקַּחַת so as not to take (= and hath not taken anything) out of his hand; perhaps also 2 Samuel 18:16 Joab spared the people (see above).
f. reserve for, with accusative + לְ Job 38:23.
2. (absolute) restrain, check (pain) i.e. assuage, so apparently MT Job 16:5 (see Di Kau; I would not restrain condolence of my lips, Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Me, reading לא אחשׂך for יחשׂך). — Ezekiel 30:18 see חשׁך.
Niph. Imperfect לְיוֺם אֵיד יֵחָשֶׂךְרָֿע Job 21:30 at the day of calamity the wicked is spared (passive of Qal 1 e); יֵחָשֵׂךְ Job 16:6 be assuaged, of pain (pass of Qal 2).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

20:6; 22:12; 22:16; 39:9; 39:9

1 Samuel

25:39

2 Samuel

18:16; 18:16

2 Kings

5:20

Ezra

9:13

Job

7:11; 16:5; 16:5; 16:6; 21:30; 30:10; 30:10; 33:18; 38:23

Psalms

19:14; 19:14; 78:50

Proverbs

10:19; 10:19; 11:24; 11:24; 13:24; 13:24; 17:27; 17:27; 21:26; 24:11; 24:11

Isaiah

14:6; 14:6; 38:7; 38:17; 54:2; 54:2; 58:1; 58:1

Jeremiah

14:10; 14:10

Ezekiel

30:18; 30:18

H2820

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Strong's Number H2820 matches the Hebrew חָשַׂךְ (ḥāśaḵ),
which occurs 27 times in 27 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 20:6 - Then in the dream God replied to him, "Yes, I know that you have done this with a clear conscience. That is why I have kept you from sinning against me and why I did not allow you to touch her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:12 - "Do not harm the boy!" the angel said. "Do not do anything to him, for now I know that you fear God because you did not withhold your son, your only son, from me."

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:16 - and said, "'I solemnly swear by my own name,' decrees the LORD, 'that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 39:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:9 - There is no one greater in this household than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you because you are his wife. So how could I do such a great evil and sin against God?"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:39

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:39 - When David heard that Nabal had died, he said, "Praised be the LORD who has vindicated me and avenged the insult that I suffered from Nabal! The LORD has kept his servant from doing evil, and he has repaid Nabal for his evil deeds." Then David sent word to Abigail and asked her to become his wife.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:16 - Then Joab blew the trumpet and the army turned back from chasing Israel, for Joab had called for the army to halt.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 5:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:20 - Gehazi, the prophet Elisha's servant, thought, "Look, my master did not accept what this Syrian Naaman offered him. As certainly as the LORD lives, I will run after him and accept something from him."

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Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 9:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 9:13 - "Everything that has happened to us has come about because of our wicked actions and our great guilt. Even so, our God, you have exercised restraint toward our iniquities and have given us a remnant such as this.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 7:11 - "Therefore, I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:5 - But I would strengthen you with my words; comfort from my lips would bring you relief.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:6 - "But if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I refrain from speaking - how much of it goes away?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:30 - that the evil man is spared from the day of his misfortune, that he is delivered from the day of God's wrath?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 30:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 30:10 - They detest me and maintain their distance; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:18 - He spares a person's life from corruption, his very life from crossing over the river.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:23 - which I reserve for the time of trouble, for the day of war and battle?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 19:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:13 - Moreover, keep me from committing flagrant sins; do not allow such sins to control me. Then I will be blameless, and innocent of blatant rebellion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 78:50

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 78:50 - He sent his anger in full force; he did not spare them from death; he handed their lives over to destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:19 - When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:24 - One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:24 - The one who spares his rod hates his child, but the one who loves his child is diligent in disciplining him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:27 - The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:26 - All day long he craves greedily, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:11 - Deliver those being taken away to death, and hold back those slipping to the slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 14:6 - It furiously struck down nations with unceasing blows. It angrily ruled over nations, oppressing them without restraint.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:2 - Make your tent larger, stretch your tent curtains farther out! Spare no effort, lengthen your ropes, and pound your stakes deep.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:1 - "Shout loudly! Don't be quiet! Yell as loud as a trumpet! Confront my people with their rebellious deeds; confront Jacob's family with their sin!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:10 - Then the LORD spoke about these people. "They truly love to go astray. They cannot keep from running away from me. So I am not pleased with them. I will now call to mind the wrongs they have done and punish them for their sins."
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