Original: עָצָר

Transliteration: ʻâtsâr

Phonetic: aw-tsar'

Short Definition: [idiom] be able

Original: עצר

Transliteration: ‛âtsar

Phonetic: aw-tsar'

BDB Definition:

1. 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

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H4622, H4623, H6114, H6115, H6116