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חָשַׂךְ

chasakh

pronounced kha-SAKH

To hold back, to withhold — what is yours, and what Abraham did not do with Isaac

also written: chasak, hasakh, khasakh, хаса́х, хасах

In Scripture World English Bible

He said, “Don’t lay your hand on the boy, neither do anything to him. For now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.”

Genesis 22:12 The angel stops Abraham: he has not held back his son from God.

and said, “I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,

Genesis 22:16 God swears by himself because Abraham did not hold back his son.

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Hebrew words
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