Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H4513

מָנַע

ma.na · “to withhold”

Used 29 times across 14 books

Definition

1) to withhold, hold back, keep back, refrain, deny, keep restrain, hinder
1a) (Qal) to withhold
1b) (Niphal) to be withheld

Where it appears

Genesis

1

Numbers

2

1 Samuel

2

2 Samuel

1

1 Kings

1

Nehemiah

1

Job

4

Psalms

2

Proverbs

5

Ecclesiastes

1

Jeremiah

6

Ezekiel

1

Joel

1

Amos

1

In the text

Genesis 30:2And Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God’s stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?Numbers 22:16And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me:Numbers 24:11Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honour.1 Samuel 25:26Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the Lord hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.1 Samuel 25:34For in very deed, as the Lord God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.2 Samuel 13:13And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.1 Kings 20:7Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children, and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.Nehemiah 9:20Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.Job 20:13Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:Job 22:7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

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