Definition
to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe
KJV Renderings
assuage, [idiom] darken, forbear, hinder, hold back, keep (back), punish, refrain, reserve, spare, withhold.
Word Analysis
EN: to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication
Etymology: a primitive root; also interchangeable with H2821 (חָשַׁךְ)