Hebrew word

ʼâphaq

aw-fak'

אָפַק

What it means

to contain, i.e. abstain

to contain, i.e. (reflex.) abstain

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

refrained3
refrain2
forced1

Every place it appears 6

Genesis43:31 45:1

1 Samuel13:12

Esther5:10

Isaiah42:14 64:12

ʼâphaq — Hebrew word meaning “to contain, i.e. abstain”