Know the Word.

Hebrew word

ʻâtsâr

aw-tsar'

עָצָר

What it means

to inclose

to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • shut16
  • stayed4
  • detain2
  • able2
  • retained2
  • restrained1
  • fast1
  • closed1

Every place it appears 43