Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H6113
עָצַר
a.tsar · “to restrain”
Used 46 times across 16 books
Definition
1) to restrain, retain, close up, shut, withhold, refrain, stay, detain
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to restrain, halt, stop
1a2) to retain
1b) (Niphal) to be restrained, be stayed, be under restraint
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to restrain, halt, stop
1a2) to retain
1b) (Niphal) to be restrained, be stayed, be under restraint
Where it appears
Genesis3
Numbers3
Deuteronomy2
Judges2
1 Samuel3
2 Samuel2
1 Kings4
2 Kings4
1 Chronicles3
2 Chronicles7
Nehemiah1
Job3
Psalms1
Isaiah1
Jeremiah4
Daniel3
In the text
Genesis 16:2And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.Genesis 20:18For the Lord had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham’s wife.Numbers 17:13Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?Numbers 17:15Numbers 25:8And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.Deuteronomy 11:17And then the Lord’s wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the Lord giveth you.Deuteronomy 32:36For the Lord shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left.Judges 13:15And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee.Judges 13:16And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Though thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the Lord. For Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the Lord.1 Samuel 9:17And when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people.
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