2820 – חָשַׂךְ (chasach)

to withhold

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Hebrew:	חָשַׂךְ (chasach)
Pronunciation:	cha-sach    Listen
Gematria:	808(8 + 300 + 500)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	a primitive root also interchangeable with H2821 (חָשַׁךְ)
Usage:	28 times in OT

Description

1) to withhold, restrain, hold back, keep in check, refrain
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to withhold, keep back, keep for oneself, keep from, hold in check, refrain, spare, reserve
1a2) to restrain, check
1b) (Niphal) to assuage, be spared

Synonyms

חָשַׂךְ	chasach		H2820	(28 ggr)	to withhold
גָּרַע	gara		H1639	(22 ggr)	to dimish
כָּלָא	kala		H3607	(17 ggr)	to restrain
מָנַע	mana		H4513	(29 ggr)	to withhold
נוּא	no		H5106	(8 ggr)	to forbid

*The bars show how many times the word is used in the Old Testament.

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word chasach was translated to the following:

ἀπόκειμαι	apokeimai	G0606	lay up
κουφίζω	kouphizo	G2893	lighten
περιποιέομαι	peripoieomai	G4046	purchase
συνάγω	sunago	G4863	gather
φείδομαι	pheidomai	G5339	spare

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