עָצַר

Word meanings

Strong's dictionary

a primitive root; to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble; [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).

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Every occurrence

1. 1 Kings 8:35 בְּהֵעָצֵ֥ר be.he.'a.Tzer · The “to do” form of an action: receiving the action

   When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them:

2. 1 Kings 14:10 עָצ֥וּר 'a.Tzur · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

   therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam every man-child, him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel, and will utterly sweep away the house of Jeroboam, as a man sweepeth away dung, till it be all gone.

3. 1 Kings 18:44 יַעַצָרְכָ֖ה ya.'a.tza.re.Khah · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

   And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a cloud out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Make ready thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.

4. 1 Kings 21:21 וְעָצ֥וּר ve.'a.Tzur · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

   Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will utterly sweep thee away and will cut off from Ahab every man-child, and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel:

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