עָצָר

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H6113

Transliteration: ʻâtsâr

Pronunciation: aw-tsar'

Definition: [idiom] be able

Original: עצר

Transliteration: ‛âtsar

Phonetic: aw-tsar'

BDB Definition:

to restrain, retain, close up, shut, withhold, refrain, stay, detain
1. (Qal)
  1. to restrain, halt, stop
  2. to retain
2. (Niphal) to be restrained, be stayed, be under restraint

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 1675