2 occurrences

'Fasting' in the Bible

Throughout each and every province where the king's edict and law were announced there was considerable mourning among the Jews, along with fasting, weeping, and sorrow. Sackcloth and ashes were characteristic of many.

Verse ConceptsProvincesAshesWailingPeople Mourning Catastrophe

to establish these days of Purim in their proper times, just as Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had established, and just as they had established both for themselves and their descendants, matters pertaining to fasting and lamentation.

Verse ConceptsHow To Fast

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אחז 
'achaz 
Usage: 66

אמן 
'aman 
Usage: 108

אספּרנא 
'ocparna' (Aramaic) 
Usage: 7

דּבק 
Dabaq 
Usage: 54

טבע 
Taba` 
Usage: 10

טות 
T@vath (Aramaic) 
Usage: 1

יצב 
Yatsab 
Usage: 48

יצק 
Yatsaq 
Usage: 53

לחץ 
Lachats 
Usage: 19

נחת 
Nachath 
Usage: 9

נטע 
Nata` 
Usage: 58

סמך 
Camak 
Usage: 48

צוּם 
Tsuwm 
fast , at all
Usage: 21

צם צום 
Tsowm 
Usage: 26

צמד 
Tsamad 
Usage: 5

צנח 
Tsanach 
Usage: 3

רדם 
Radam 
Usage: 7

תּקע 
Taqa` 
Usage: 68

ἄσιτος 
Asitos 
Usage: 1

ἀσφαλίζω 
Asphalizo 
Usage: 4

ἀτενίζω 
Atenizo 
Usage: 14

ἐρείδω 
Ereido 
Usage: 1

καθάπτω 
Kathapto 
fasten on
Usage: 1

κατέχω 
Katecho 
hold , hold fast , keep , possess , stay , take , have , make ,
Usage: 16

κρατέω 
Krateo 
hold , take , lay hold on , hold fast , take by , lay hold upon , lay hand on ,
Usage: 33

νηστεία 
Nesteia 
Usage: 6

νηστεύω 
Nesteuo 
Usage: 10

νῆστις 
Nestis 
Usage: 0

στήκω 
Steko 
Usage: 7

τηρέω 
Tereo 
Usage: 49

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