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).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Every occurrence

21. 2 Kings 4:24 תַּעֲצָר־ ta.'a.tzor- · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant, Drive, and go forward; slacken me not the riding, except I bid thee.

22. 2 Kings 9:8 וְעָצ֥וּר ve.'a.Tzur · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    For the whole house of Ahab shall perish; and I will cut off from Ahab every man-child, and him that is shut up and him that is left at large in Israel.

23. 2 Kings 14:26 עָצוּר֙ 'a.Tzur · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    For Jehovah saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter; for there was none shut up nor left at large, neither was there any helper for Israel.

24. 2 Kings 17:4 וַֽיַּעַצְרֵ֙הוּ֙ vai.ya.'atz.Re.hu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

25. 1 Chronicles 12:1 עָצ֔וּר 'a.Tzur · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    Now these are they that came to David to Ziklag, while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish; and they were among the mighty men, his helpers in war.

26. 1 Chronicles 21:22 וְתֵעָצַ֥ר ve.te.'a.Tzar · An action: receiving the action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Then David said to Ornan, Give me the place of this threshing-floor, that I may build thereon an altar unto Jehovah: for the full price shalt thou give it me, that the plague may be stayed from the people.

27. 1 Chronicles 29:14 נַעְצֹ֣ר na'.Tzor · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by us

    But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

28. 2 Chronicles 2:6 יַעֲצָר־ ya.'a.tzor- · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    But who is able to build him a house, seeing heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him a house, save only to burn incense before him?

29. 2 Chronicles 6:26 בְּהֵעָצֵ֧ר be.he.'a.Tzer · The “to do” form of an action: receiving the action

    When the heavens are 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:

30. 2 Chronicles 7:13 אֶֽעֱצֹ֤ר 'e.'e.Tzor · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    If I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people;

31. 2 Chronicles 13:20 עָצַ֧ר 'a.Tzar · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and Jehovah smote him, and he died.

32. 2 Chronicles 14:11 יַעְצֹ֥ר ya'.Tzor · A mild command: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    And Asa cried unto Jehovah his God, and said, Jehovah, there is none besides thee to help, between the mighty and him that hath no strength: help us, O Jehovah our God; for we rely on thee, and in thy name are we come against this multitude. O Jehovah, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee.

33. 2 Chronicles 20:37 עָצְר֖וּ 'a.tze.Ru · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, Jehovah hath destroyed thy works. And the ships were broken, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

34. 2 Chronicles 22:9 לַעְצֹ֥ר la'.Tzor · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    And he sought Ahaziah, and they caught him (now he was hiding in Samaria), and they brought him to Jehu, and slew him; and they buried him, for they said, He is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought Jehovah with all his heart. And the house of Ahaziah had no power to hold the kingdom.

35. Nehemiah 6:10 עָצ֑וּר 'a.Tzur · An -ing word: simple action, it is done to the subject

    And I went unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabel, who was shut up; and he said, Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.

36. Job 4:2 וַעְצֹ֥ר va'.Tzor · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    If one assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?

37. Job 12:15 יַעְצֹ֣ר ya'.Tzor · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; Again, he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

38. Job 29:9 עָצְר֣וּ 'a.tze.Ru · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by them

    The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;

39. Psalms 106:30 וַ֝תֵּעָצַ֗ר va.te.'a.Tzar · An action: receiving the action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    Then stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment; And so the plague was stayed.

40. Isaiah 66:9 וְעָצַ֖רְתִּי ve.'a.Tzar.ti · An action: simple action, and then it will happen, done by me

    Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith Jehovah: shall I that cause to bring forth shut the womb? saith thy God.

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