4 occurrences
'Refrain' in the Bible
"If someone should attempt a word with you, will you be impatient? But who can refrain from speaking?
"Therefore, I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
"Refrain from talking with me so that I may speak; then let come to me what may.
"But if I speak, my pain is not relieved, and if I refrain from speaking -- how much of it goes away?
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- Abstain (16 instances)
- Chorus (6 instances)
- Desist (12 instances)
- Forbear (23 instances)
- Refrain (50 instances)
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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
חשׂך
Chasak
Chasak
spare , keep back , withhold , refrain , asswage , reserved , hold back , variant , forbear , hindereth , kept , punished , withholdeth
Usage: 28
כּלא
Kala'
Kala'
Usage: 18
מנע
mana`
mana`
Usage: 29
עצר
`atsar
`atsar
shut up , stayed , retain , detain , able , withhold , keep , prevail , recover , refrained , reign ,
Usage: 46
ἀφίστημι
Aphistemi
Aphistemi
Usage: 13