Strong's Definition
a primitive root; to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury
KJV Usage: deny, keep (back), refrain, restrain, withhold
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
מָנַע (ma.na) — to withhold. 1) to withhold, hold back, keep back, refrain, deny, keep restrain, hinder 1a) (Qal) to withhold 1b) (Niphal) to be withheld
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · יִמְנָע
Possess | verb qal
to withhold, to refuse, to hold back, to keep = action by which humans or deities are unwilling to give or sell something to (other) humans
Associate | verb qal
to withhold, to deny literally: to withhold; hence: = action by which humans refuse to allow other humans to marry their daughter
Birth | verb qal
Collocation: מנע פְּרִי בֶּטֶן
to withhold the fruit of the womb, to deny (someone) motherhood literally: to withhold the fruit of the womb (from someone); hence: = causative action by which deities keep women from becoming pregnant
Non-Engage | verb qal
Collocation: מנע רֶגֶל מִנְּתִיבָה
to keep (one's) foot from (someone else's) path, to stay clear of (someone's) ways literally: to withhold (one's) foot from (someone else's) path; hence: = action by which humans refuse to engage in a certain kind of behavior
Non-Engage | verb qal
to keep, to restrain to withhold (something or someone from doing something); hence: = action by which humans or deities keep (other) humans or objects from being engaged in a certain event
NUM 22:16 · 1SA 25:26 · 1SA 25:34 · JER 2:25 · JER 31:16 · JER 48:10
Non-Flow | verb qal
to restrain literally: to withhold; hence: = action by which deities keep a river from flowing
Non-Happen | verb qal, verb nif | ≈ היה · נטה | ≠ נתן
to withhold, to deny literally: to withhold; hence: = causative action by which humans or deities cause a certain event not to take place
NUM 24:11 · JOB 38:15 · PSA 21:3 · PSA 84:12 · PRO 3:27 · PRO 23:13 · PRO 30:7 · JER 3:3 · JER 5:25 · JOL 1:13 · AMO 4:7
Rejoice | verb qal
Collocation: מנע לֵב מִשִּׂמְחָה
to keep (one's) heart from enjoyment literally: to withhold (one's) heart from joy; hence: = action by which humans refuse to engage in activities that bring joy
Space | verb qal
to hold (something somewhere) literally: to withhold (something somewhere); hence: = action by which humans keep an object in a certain place and are unwilling to remove it
Non-Speak | verb qal
to hold back literally: to withhold; hence: = action by which humans are unwilling to pass on a message
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מָנַע vb. withhold, hold back Qal withhold
Niph. be withholden
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