Lexical Summary atsar: to restrain, retain Original Word: עָצָרTransliteration: atsar Phonetic Spelling: (aw-tsar') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to restrain, retain Meaning: to inclose, to hold back, to maintain, rule, assemble Strong's Concordance be able, close up, detain, fast, keep self close, still, prevail, recover, A primitive root; to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble -- X be able, close up, detain, fast, keep (self close, still), prevail, recover, refrain, X reign, restrain, retain, shut (up), slack, stay, stop, withhold (self). Brown-Driver-Briggs H6113. atsar עָצַר46 verb restrain, retain (Late Hebrew id.; compare probably Assyrian eƒêru, retain, restrain, DlHWB 122 JägerBAS i. 483 Zehnpfib. 500; Ethiopic press, Arabic ; עֲצַר ᵑ7 Syriac id.); **compare Assyrian usƒurtu, taboo SACJA, 1904, 754. — Qal Perfect3masculine singular ׳ע Genesis 20:18 +, suffix עֲצָרַנִי 16:2; 1singular יָצַרְתִּי Daniel 10:8, 16; etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יַעְצֹר 1 Samuel 9:17 +, יַעְצָרֿ2 Chronicles 2:5; suffix יַעֲצָרְכָה 1 Kings 18:44, etc.; Infinitive absolute עָצֹר Genesis 20:18, construct לַעִצֹר2 Chronicles 22:9, וַעְצֹר Job 4:2 (Ges§ 28b); Passive participle עָצוּר Jeremiah 33:1 +, etc.; — 1 restrain, with accusative of person Genesis 16:2 (J; + מִן, i.e. prevent), כָּלרֶֿחֶם בְּעֵד עָצַר עָצֹר 20:18 (E), compare absolute Isaiah 66:9 (opposed to מוֺלִיד); followed by infinitive 2 Kings 4:24; with accusative of person alone 1 Kings 18:44 hinder, stop; with accusative of sky (hindering rain) Deuteronomy 11:17; 2 Chronicles 7:13; passive participle absolute shut up, or hindered (for reasons not given) Jeremiah 36:5; Nehemiah 6:10 (? by a vow, or by ceremonial uncleanness, compare RsSem i. 436 f., 2nd ed. 455 f.); = shut up (with ב, in prison) 2 Kings 17:4, passive participle Jeremiah 33:1; 39:15, figurative 20:9; on וְעָזוּב עָצוּר (5 t.) see I. עזב; לָנוּ עֲצֻרָה 1 Samuel 21:6 women have been kept away with reference to us (compare RSl.c.); מִמְּנֵי עָצוּר 1 Chronicles 12:1 kept away from before Saul; = detain, with accusative Judges 13:15-16, in Job with ׳ע בְּמִלִּין בְּ, Job 4:2, compare 29:9, so בַּמַּיִם 12:5; ׳ע בְּעַמִּי 1 Samuel 9:17 is rule over, etc. (si vera lectio); insert also (with other words) 10:1 ᵐ5 We Dr and others 2 (late) retain, with accusative כֹּחַ2 Chronicles 13:20; 22:9; Daniel 10:8, 16; 11:6; + infinitive = be able to 1 Chronicles 29:14; 2 Chronicles 2:5; omit כֹּחַ14:10 (+ עִמְּךָ), 20:37 (+ infinitive). Niph`al be restrained, stayed, of plague: Perfect 3 feminine singular נֶעֱצָ֑רָה Numbers 17:15; Imperfect3feminine singular תֵּעָצַר 2 Samuel 24:27 = 1 Chronicles 21:22, וַתֵּעָצַר Numbers 17:13; 25:8 (P) 2 Samuel 24:25; Psalm 106:30; be shut up (of sky), Infinitive construct בְּהֵעָצֵר 1 Kings 8:35 2 Chronicles 6:26; be under restraint or detention Participle נֶעְצָר 1 Samuel 21:8 + י ׳לִפְחנֵי (? i.e. kept by a vow, compare HPS and Nehemiah 6:10 above). |
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