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sāxar סָכַר ‘to stop’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: a primitive root

sāxar v
1) to shut up, stop up
 1a) (Niphal) to be stopped, be shut up
 1b) (Piel) to shut up, give over

Mentioned in Genesis 8:2 Isaiah 19:4 Psalms 63:12

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