ʻâtsâr — H6113

H6113 · Hebrew — עצר

Pronunciation: aw-tsar'

Definition

verb

to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble

  1. to restrain, retain, close up, shut, withhold, refrain, stay, detain
    1. (Qal)
      1. to restrain, halt, stop
      2. to retain
    2. (Niphal) to be restrained, be stayed, be under restraint

Usually translated as

shut, be able, detain, prevail, recover, reign, retain, slack, stop, withhold, close up, fast, keep, refrain, restrain, stay

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʻâtsâr occurs 46 times in 45 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), Numbers (3), Deuteronomy (2), Judges (2), 1 Samuel (3), 2 Samuel (2), 1 Kings (4), 2 Kings (4), 1 Chronicles (3), 2 Chronicles (7), Nehemiah (1), Job (3), Psalms (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (4), Daniel (3)