{"def":{"short":"to restrain or (reflexive) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe","long":["to withhold, restrain, hold back, keep in check, refrain",["(Qal)",["to withhold, keep back, keep for oneself, keep from, hold in check, refrain, spare, reserve","to restrain, check"],"(Niphal) to assuage, be spared"]]},"deriv":"a primitive root; also interchangeable with H2821","pronun":{"ipa":"ħɔːˈɬɑk","ipa_mod":"χɑːˈsɑχ","sbl":"ḥāśak","dic":"haw-SAHK","dic_mod":"ha-SAHK"}}