Lexical Definition

‎חָטַם‎ châṭam (khaw-tam') to restrain ^H:V
a primitive root

refrain.

• to stop

1) to hold in, restrain
1a) (Qal) to restrain (oneself)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חָטַם‎ verb hold in, restrain (Arabic strike the nose, attach the = camel-halter, noun muzzle, nose of beast; Late Hebrew ‎חֲטָם‎ nose-ring of camel, ‎חוֺטָם‎; Aramaic ‎חוּטְמָא‎ nose; compare ‎חטם‎, Inscription Zinjirli; according to DHM^{Sendsch. 34, of taming wild beasts}) —

Qal Imperfect ‎אֶחֱטָםלָֿ֑ךְ‎ ‎לְבִלְתִּי הַכְרִיֶ˜תךָ ׃‎ Isa 48:9 I will restrain for thee (mine anger), not to cut thee off (|| ‎אַאֲרִיךְ אַפִּי‎).

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