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Proverbs 13:24

“He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

חָשַׂךְchâsak · khaw-sak'
H2820 · Hebrew

Definition: to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; to observe
Derivation: a primitive root; also interchangeable with H2821 (חָשַׁךְ)
KJV renderings: assuage, [idiom] darken, forbear, hinder, hold back, keep (back), punish, refrain, reserve, spare, withhold.
Grammar: חוֹשֵׂ֣ךְ — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HVqrmsa
Usage: Occurs 27 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 20:6 Genesis 22:12 Genesis 22:16 Genesis 39:9 1 Samuel 25:39

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חָשַׂךְ here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.