Châsak — H2820

Definition

verb

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

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

Usually translated as

spare, assuage, forbear, keep, refrain, darken, hinder, hold back, punish, reserve, withhold

Origin

a primitive root; also interchangeable with H2821

• Châshak (H2821)

Greek equivalents

• apókeimai (G606)
• peripoiéomai (G4046)
• synágō (G4863)
• pheídomai (G5339)

Occurrences

Châsak occurs 27 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (4), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (1), 2 Kings (1), Ezra (1), Job (6), Psalms (2), Proverbs (6), Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (1)

• Genesis 20:6 — And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld (וָאֶחְשֹׂ֧ךְ) thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.
• Genesis 22:12 — And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld (חָשַׂ֛כְתָּ) thy son, thine only son from me.
• Genesis 22:16 — And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld (חָשַׂ֖כְתָּ) thy son, thine only son:
• Genesis 39:9 — There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back (חָשַׂ֤ךְ) any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
• 1 Samuel 25:39 — And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept (חָשַׂ֣ךְ) his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
• 2 Samuel 18:16 — And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back (חָשַׂ֥ךְ) the people.
• 2 Kings 5:20 — But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared (חָשַׂ֣ךְ) Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.
• Ezra 9:13 — And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished (חָשַׂ֤כְתָּֽ) us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this;
• Job 7:11 — Therefore I will not refrain (אֶחֱשָׂ֫ךְ) my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
• Job 16:5 — But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should (יַחְשֹֽׂךְ) asswage your grief.
• Job 21:30 — That the wicked is reserved (יֵחָ֣שֶׂךְ) to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
• Job 30:10 — They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare (חָ֥שְׂכוּ) not to spit in my face.
• Job 33:18 — He keepeth back (יַחְשֹׂ֣ךְ) his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
• Job 38:23 — Which I have reserved (חָשַׂ֥כְתִּי) against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
• Psalms 19:13 — Keep back (חֲשֹׂ֬ךְ) thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
• Psalms 78:50 — He made a way to his anger; he spared (חָשַׂ֣ךְ) not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence;
• Proverbs 10:19 — In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth (וְחֹשֵׂ֖ךְ) his lips is wise.
• Proverbs 11:24 — There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth (וְחוֹשֵׂ֥ךְ) more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
• Proverbs 13:24 — He that spareth (חוֹשֵׂ֣ךְ) his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
• Proverbs 17:27 — He that hath knowledge spareth (חוֹשֵׂ֣ךְ) his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
• Proverbs 21:26 — He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth (יַחְשֹֽׂךְ) not.
• Proverbs 24:11 — If thou forbear (תַּחְשֽׂוֹךְ) to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
• Isaiah 14:6 — He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindereth (חָשָֽׂךְ).
• Isaiah 54:2 — Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare (תַּחְשֹׂ֑כִי) not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes;
• Isaiah 58:1 — Cry aloud, spare (תַּחְשֹׂ֔ךְ) not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins.
• Jeremiah 14:10 — Thus saith the LORD unto this people, Thus have they loved to wander, they have not refrained (חָשָׂ֑כוּ) their feet, therefore the LORD doth not accept them; he will now remember their iniquity, and visit their sins.
• Ezekiel 30:18 — At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened (חָשַׂ֣ךְ), when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her, and her daughters shall go into captivity.