Strongs H2820

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חָשַׂךְ (châsak) v (khaw-sak')
Source: a primitive root; also interchangeable with H2821
Meaning: to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe
KJV: assuage, × darken, forbear, hinder, hold back, keep (back), punish, refrain, reserve, spare, withhold.

Brown, Driver, Briggs lexicon entry

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חָשַׂךְ vb. withhold, refrainQalwithhold, keep back, keep for oneselfkeep one from evil, calamityhold in checkrefrainsparereserve for(abs.) restrain, check (pain) i.e. assuageNiph. at the day of calamity the wicked is spared {362}

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