מַעְצָר
maʻtsâr · H4623 · Hebrew · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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self-control
Action by which humans keep themselves from engaging in certain activities
ExamplesProverbs 25:28 Like a city that is broken into and without walls So is a person who has no self-control over his spirit.
How it’s used In 1 role
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- אַיִןthere is no, not 1
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Semantic domains 1 entry
- Non-Engage002003003012
- מַעְצָר describes self-restraint or the disengagement of control over one's own spirit, illustrated at its sole occurrence, Proverbs 25:28 ("like a city that is broken into and without walls is a person who has no control over his spirit").
Word family 6 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H4623. matsar מַעְצָר noun [masculine] restraint, control; — ׳מ Pro 25:28 a man whose…
מַעְצָר noun [masculine] restraint, control; — ׳מ Pro 25:28 a man whose spirit is without control.
עקב (√ of following, meaning dubious: Thes assumes be protuberant, whence both עָקֵב heel and II. עָקֹב hilly).
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Sources
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