Strong’s definition
to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe
KJV gloss list in the source
assuage, [idiom] darken, forbear, hinder, hold back, keep (back), punish, refrain, reserve, spare, withhold.
Source pronunciation notation: khaw-sak'
Derivation recorded by Strong
a primitive root; also interchangeable with H2821 (חָשַׁךְ)
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