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Hebrew
Etymology
Mediopassive of מָנַע (maná, “to prevent”), from the root מ־נ־ע (m-n-').
Verb
נִמְנַע • (nimná') third-singular masculine past (nif'al construction)
- To refrain, avoid, abstain (from an action).
Tanach, Numbers 22:16, with Young's Literal Translation:כֹּה אָמַר בָּלָק בֶּן־צִפּוֹר, אַל־נָא תִמָּנַע מֵהֲלֹךְ אֵלָי.- ko amár baláq ben-tzippór, al-na timmanáʿ mehalóch eláy.
- Thus said Balak son of Zippor, Be not, I pray thee, withheld from coming unto me.
Tanach, Job 38:15, with Young's Literal Translation:וְיִמָּנַע מֵרְשָׁעִים אוֹרָם; וּזְרוֹעַ רָמָה תִּשָּׁבֵר.- vəyimmanáʿ merəša'ím orám; uzəroá' ramá tiššavér.
- And withheld from the wicked is their light, And the arm lifted up is broken.