Hebrew word study
עָצָר H6113
- Transliteration
- ʻâtsâr
- Pronunciation
- aw-tsar'
- KJV glosses
- [idiom] be able, close up, detain, fast, keep (self close, still), prevail, recover, refrain, [idiom] reign, restrain, retain, shut (up), slack, stay, stop, withhold (self).
Lexical summary
to inclose
by analogy, to hold back
also to maintain, rule, assemble
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to inclose
by analogy, to hold back
also to maintain, rule, assemble
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information