4 occurrences

'Retained' in the Bible

Saul retained David on that day and did not allow him to return to his father's house.

Hiram asked, "Why did you give me these cities, my friend?" He called that area the region of Cabul, a name which it has retained to this day.

He defeated 10,000 Edomites in the Salt Valley; he captured Sela in battle and renamed it Joktheel, a name it has retained to this very day.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
כּלא 
Kala' 
Usage: 18

עצר 
`atsar 
Usage: 46

תּמך 
Tamak 
hold , uphold , retain , hold up ,
Usage: 21

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