Bible Lexicons

עָצַר fut. יַעֲצֹר and יַעְצֹר

(1)  to shut. (The primary idea is that of surrounding, enclosing; see the kindred roots חָצַר, אָצַר, אָזַר, and those which are there compared. Arab. عصر is, to prohibit, to refuse, غضر to hold back, to restrain, like the Heb. No. 2); e.g. to shut up heaven (so that it may not rain), Deuteronomy 11:17; 2 Chronicles 7:13 a woman, (so as not to bear,) Genesis 16:2, 20:18 (where it is construed with בְּעַד, see No. 3); comp. Isai. 66:9 also to shut up in prison, 2 Kings 17:4; Jeremiah 33:1, 36:5 39:15. Followed by מִפְּנֵי 1 Chronicles 12:1, עָצוּר מִפְּנֵי שָׁאוּל “shut up from the face of Saul,” so that he might not see the face of Saul, or, “shut up at home for fear of Saul” (compare عصر IV. to keep oneself at home).

(2) to hold back, to detain any one any where, 1 Kings 18:44; Judges 13:16 followed by לְ 2 Kings 14:26 followed by בְּ Job 12:15, יַעְצֹר בַּמַּיִם “he will withhold the waters.” Job 4:2, עֲצֹר בְּמִלִּין “to restrain words.” Job 29:9. There is a peculiar phrase only used in the later Hebrew, עָצַר כֹּחַ to restrain strength, to be strong, Daniel 10:8, 16 Daniel 10:16, 11:6 2 Chronicles 13:20 followed by לְ to have ability to do any thing, to be able, 1 Chronicles 29:14; 2 Chronicles 2:5, 22:9 and even without כֹּחַ 2 Chronicles 20:37, 14:10.

(3) to restrain by rule, to rule, followed by בְּ 1 Samuel 9:17. See עֶצֶר.

Niphal

(1) to be shut up (used of heaven), 1 Kings 8:35; 2 Chronicles 6:26.

(2) to be restrained, hindered, Numbers 17:13, 15 Nu1 7:15 2 Samuel 24:21, 25 2 Samuel 24:25; Psalms 106:30.

(3) to be gathered together (from the idea of restraining, compelling, see עֲצָרָה ), especially to a festival (עֲצָרָה). 1 Samuel 21:8, נֶעְצָר לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה “gathered [Engl. Ver. detained] before Jehovah.”

Hence are derived the three following nouns, also מַעְצָר, מַעְצֹור.

אֶֽעֱצֹ֤ר אעצר בְּהֵעָצֵ֥ר בְּהֵעָצֵ֧ר בהעצר וְעָצ֥וּר וְעָצַ֖רְתִּי וְעָצַ֤ר וְתֵעָצַ֥ר וַ֝תֵּעָצַ֗ר וַֽיַּעַצְרֵ֙הוּ֙ וַעְצֹ֥ר וַתֵּֽעָצַר֙ וַתֵּעָצַ֖ר וַתֵּעָצַ֥ר ויעצרהו ועצור ועצר ועצרתי ותעצר יַעְצֹ֣ר יַעְצֹ֥ר יַעֲצָר־ יַעַצָרְכָ֖ה יעצר יעצר־ יעצרכה לַעְצֹ֥ר לעצר נֶעְצָר֙ נֶעֱצָֽרָה׃ נַעְצְרָה־ נַעְצֹ֣ר נעצר נעצרה־ נעצרה׃ עֲצָרַ֤נִי עֲצֻֽרָה־ עָצ֑וּר עָצ֔וּר עָצ֥וּר עָצְר֖וּ עָצְר֣וּ עָצַ֖רְתִּי עָצַ֧ר עָצַר֙ עָצֹ֤ר עָצֻ֖ר עָצוּר֙ עצור עצר עצרה־ עצרו עצרני עצרתי תַּעְצְרֵ֙נִי֙ תַּעֲצָר־ תַעְצֹ֞ר תעצר תעצר־ תעצרני ‘ă·ṣā·ra·nî ‘ā·ṣar ‘ā·ṣar·tî ‘ā·ṣə·rū ‘ā·ṣōr ‘ă·ṣu·rāh- ‘ā·ṣur ‘ā·ṣūr ‘āṣar ‘ăṣāranî ‘āṣartî ‘āṣərū ‘āṣōr ‘āṣur ‘āṣūr ‘ăṣurāh- ’e‘ĕṣōr ’e·‘ĕ·ṣōr aTzar atzaRani aTzarti atzeRu aTzor aTzur atzurah bə·hê·‘ā·ṣêr bəhê‘āṣêr beheaTzer eeTzor la‘·ṣōr la‘ṣōr laTzor na‘·ṣə·rāh- na‘·ṣōr na‘ṣərāh- na‘ṣōr natzerah naTzor ne‘·ṣār ne‘ĕṣārāh ne‘ṣār ne·‘ĕ·ṣā·rāh neeTzarah neTzar ta‘·ṣə·rê·nî ṯa‘·ṣōr ta‘ăṣār- ta‘ṣərênî ṯa‘ṣōr ta·‘ă·ṣār- taatzor tatzeReni taTzor vaiyaatzRehu vatteaTzar vaTzor veaTzar veaTzarti veaTzur veteaTzar wa‘·ṣōr wa‘ṣōr wat·tê·‘ā·ṣar wattê‘āṣar way·ya·‘aṣ·rê·hū wayya‘aṣrêhū wə‘āṣar wə‘āṣartî wə‘āṣūr wə·‘ā·ṣar wə·‘ā·ṣar·tî wə·‘ā·ṣūr wə·ṯê·‘ā·ṣar wəṯê‘āṣar ya‘·ṣōr ya‘ăṣār- ya‘aṣārəḵāh ya‘ṣōr ya·‘a·ṣā·rə·ḵāh ya·‘ă·ṣār- yaatzareChah yaatzor yaTzor