H2820 — חָשַׂךְ (châsak)

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Strong's H2820 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: חָשַׂךְ (châsak)

Pronunciation: khaw-sak'

Morphology: v

Derivation: a primitive root; also interchangeable with חָשַׁךְ (châshak) [H2821]

Definition: to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe

KJV Renderings: assuage, [idiom] darken, forbear, hinder, hold back, keep (back), punish, refrain, reserve, spare, withhold.

Senses

  1. to withhold, restrain, hold back, keep in check, refrain
    1. (Qal)
    2. to withhold, keep back, keep for oneself, keep from, hold in check, refrain, spare, reserve
    3. to restrain, check
    4. (Niphal) to assuage, be spared

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
G606 ἀπόκειμαι apókeimai from G575 and G2749 to be reserved; figuratively, to await be appointed, (be) laid up
G4046 περιποιέομαι peripoiéomai middle voice from G4012 and G4160 to make around oneself, i.e. acquire (buy) purchase
G4863 συνάγω synágō from G4862 and G71 to lead together, i.e. collect or convene; specially, to entertain (hospitably) + accompany, assemble (selves, together), bestow, come together, gather (selves together, up, together), lead into, resort, take in
G5339 φείδομαι pheídomai of uncertain affinity to be chary of, i.e. (subjectively) to abstain or (objectively) to treat leniently forbear, spare
H2821 חָשַׁךְ châshak a primitive root to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken be black, be (make) dark, darken, cause darkness, be dim, hide

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.