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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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