60 occurrences

'Held' in the Bible

This food should be held in storage for the land in preparation for the seven years of famine that will occur throughout the land of Egypt. In this way the land will survive the famine."

Frugality

When the hands of Moses became heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and Aaron and Hur held up his hands, one on one side and one on the other, and so his hands were steady until the sun went down.

SittingSunsetsPeople Sitting DownOther Supportingtired

"When a person sins and commits a trespass against the Lord by deceiving his fellow citizen in regard to something held in trust, or a pledge, or something stolen, or by extorting something from his fellow citizen,

FraudCovenant breakersServants, BadUnfaithfulness, To GodAvoiding Deceitcheaters

when it happens that he sins and he is found guilty, then he must return whatever he had stolen, or whatever he had extorted, or the thing that he had held in trust, or the lost thing that he had found,

Guilt

The Lord told Joshua, "Hold out toward Ai the curved sword in your hand, for I am handing the city over to you." So Joshua held out toward Ai the curved sword in his hand.

SpearsThose God Gave Into Their Hands

When he held out his hand, the men waiting in ambush rose up quickly from their place and attacked. They entered the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire.

SpearsGroups RunningBurning Cities

All three units blew their trumpets and broke their jars. They held the torches in their left hand and the trumpets in their right. Then they yelled, "A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!"

ShoutingBattle CriesGod's Swordgideon

Samson said to the young man who held his hand, "Position me so I can touch the pillars that support the temple. Then I can lean on them."

Taking By The Hand

Then he said, "Hold out the shawl you are wearing and grip it tightly." As she held it tightly, he measured out about sixty pounds of barley into the shawl and put it on her shoulders. Then he went into town,

Six ThingsOther Volume Measures

Then the leaders of the Philistines would march out, and as often as they did so, David achieved more success than all of Saul's servants. His name was held in high esteem.

He took the crown of their king from his head -- it was gold, weighed about seventy-five pounds, and held a precious stone -- and it was placed on David's head. He also took from the city a great deal of plunder.

Crowns, Worn ByGoldJewelsJewelleryWeights Of GoldTalentsweight

But evil people are like thorns -- all of them are tossed away, for they cannot be held in the hand.

ThornsEvil AssociationsThe Wicked Will Perish

Solomon then woke up and realized it was a dream. He went to Jerusalem, stood before the ark of the Lord's covenant, offered up burnt sacrifices, presented peace offerings, and held a feast for all his servants.

FeastingBanquets, Examples OfLeisure, And PastimesThe Ark In The TempleArk Of The Covenant

When your people come to their senses in the land where they are held prisoner, they will repent and beg for your mercy in the land of their imprisonment, admitting, 'We have sinned and gone astray; we have done evil.'

We Have Sinned

When they return to you with all their heart and being in the land where they are held prisoner, and direct their prayers to you toward the land you gave to their ancestors, your chosen city, and the temple I built for your honor,

Building God's DwellingWhole HeartednessA Place For God's Name

They held a feast before the Lord that day and celebrated. Then they designated Solomon, David's son, as king a second time; before the Lord they anointed him as ruler and Zadok as priest.

Anointing, Performed OnDoing Things TwiceEating Before GodAnointing KingsAnointing Priests

When your people come to their senses in the land where they are held prisoner, they will repent and beg for your mercy in the land of their imprisonment, admitting, 'We have sinned and gone astray, we have done evil!'

When they return to you with all their heart and being in the land where they are held prisoner and direct their prayers toward the land you gave to their ancestors, your chosen city, and the temple I built for your honor,

On the eighth day they held an assembly, for they had dedicated the altar for seven days and celebrated the festival for seven more days.

celebrating

Everyone who held the words of the God of Israel in awe gathered around me because of the unfaithful acts of the people of the exile. Devastated, I continued to sit there until the evening offering.

Reverence, And God's NatureMiscegenation (racial Intermarriage)TremblingAction Until Evening

Ezra read in the book of the law of God day by day, from the first day to the last. They observed the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly as was required.

CongregationWeeksDaily DutyDay 8Seven DaysReading The Scriptures

When those days were completed, the king then provided a seven-day banquet for all the people who were present in Susa the citadel, for those of highest standing to the most lowly. It was held in the court located in the garden of the royal palace.

DinnerSeven Days

But if they are bound in chains, and held captive by the cords of affliction,

I was stone silent; I held back the urge to speak. My frustration grew;

MutenessIndividuals Being Silent

Do not be so certain you have won! Do not speak with your head held so high!

NecksSelf WillBraggingHorns WeakenedDo Not Be Proudarrogance

You held my eyelids open; I was troubled and could not speak.

Insomnia, Causes OfRest, PhysicalAnxiety And Depression

The wicked will be captured by his own iniquities, and he will be held by the cords of his own sin.

Sin, Effects OfSin, Consequences OfThe Fate Of The WickedContinuing In SinPunishment of the The Wicked

Scarcely had I passed them by when I found my beloved! I held onto him tightly and would not let him go until I brought him to my mother's house, to the bedroom chamber of the one who conceived me.

Private RoomsSoulmates

Your head crowns you like Mount Carmel. The locks of your hair are like royal tapestries -- the king is held captive in its tresses!

Appearance Of Hair

"I have been inactive for a long time; I kept quiet and held back. Like a woman in labor I groan; I pant and gasp.

God, Patience OfGod, Suffering OfSilenceLabour PainsGod Being Silent

But these people are looted and plundered; all of them are trapped in pits and held captive in prisons. They were carried away as loot with no one to rescue them; they were carried away as plunder, and no one says, "Bring that back!"

PlunderingRescueTrapPrisonscredibilityjail

But our tents have been destroyed. The ropes that held them in place have been ripped apart. Our children are gone and are not coming back. There is no survivor to put our tents back up, no one left to hang their tent curtains in place.

Stretching OutTentsPeople Passing AwayUndoing FasteningsNo One To Be Found

None of the sins he has committed will be held against him; because of the righteousness he has done, he will live.

"'This is what the sovereign Lord says: On the day it went down to Sheol I caused observers to lament. I covered it with the deep and held back its rivers; its plentiful water was restrained. I clothed Lebanon in black for it, and all the trees of the field wilted because of it.

Mourning DeathHarming TreesThe Fact Of Death

They sweep by like the wind and pass on. But the one who considers himself a god will be held guilty."

Limitations Of StrengthFound GuiltyMen As Gods

This is why the sky has held back its dew and the earth its produce.

dewLack Of Rain

Those who buy them slaughter them and are not held guilty; those who sell them say, 'Blessed be the Lord, for I am rich.' Their own shepherds have no compassion for them.

Inadequate ShepherdingKilling Domesticated AnimalsSatisfied With RichesUnpunishedPeople Without MercyGuilt

I tell you the truth, this generation will be held responsible for all these things!

so that this generation may be held accountable for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world,

Martyrdom, Examples OfSheddingReckoningFrom The BeginningResponsibility

None of the rest dared to join them, but the people held them in high honor.

SuperstitionJoined To The ChurchWork Ethic

So Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak for yourself." Then Paul held out his hand and began his defense:

evangelism, kinds ofLawyersNamed Gentile RulersMan Defending

Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God.

Last JudgmentMutenessSilenceUnder The LawAccountabilityGuilt

But about Israel he says, "All day long I held out my hands to this disobedient and stubborn people!"

Obstinacy Against GodHand Of GodGod's HandGod's Hands Stretched Outdisobediencerebellion

Now before faith came we were held in custody under the law, being kept as prisoners until the coming faith would be revealed.

KeysUnder The Law

At my first defense no one appeared in my support; instead they all deserted me -- may they not be held accountable for it.

FriendlessnessBeing ForsakenDesertionLonelinessForsaking All OthersSelf DefenceReckoningPeople Abandoning PeopleMan DefendingSupport

He held in his hand a little scroll that was open, and he put his right foot on the sea and his left on the land.

FeetScrollsThe Act Of OpeningOpening DocumentsBooks In ProphecyOther Right PartsLeft Hand Side

Now the woman was dressed in purple and scarlet clothing, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup filled with detestable things and unclean things from her sexual immorality.

Cups, Figurative UsedirtGoldJewelsMetalsColors, PurplePearlsRed ClothesPurple ClothesGold OrnamentsThey Committed ImmoralityWearing JewelleryUnclean ThingsFalse Religious SystemColor

Bible Theasaurus

Accommodate (7 instances)
Adjudge (1 instance)
Admit (16 instances)
Arrest (38 instances)
Check (14 instances)
Confine (14 instances)
Contain (24 instances)
Declare (445 instances)
Defend (63 instances)
Entertain (11 instances)
Harbor (10 instances)
Harbour (6 instances)
Maintain (89 instances)
Moderate (1 instance)
Nurse (29 instances)
Obligate (2 instances)
Oblige (2 instances)
Obtain (93 instances)
Prevail (75 instances)
Restrain (52 instances)
Retain (38 instances)
Sustain (46 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
חבא 
Chaba' 
Usage: 33

חלדּי 
Chelday 
Usage: 2

קבל 
Qabal 
Usage: 13

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