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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or disclose.

2. (v. t.) Hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to keep; to retain.

3. (v. t.) To make an exception of; to except.

4. (n.) The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation.

5. (n.) That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use.

6. (n.) That which is excepted; exception.

7. (n.) Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness; caution in personal behavior.

8. (n.) A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose; as, the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio, originally set apart for the school fund of Connecticut; the Clergy Reserves in Canada, for the support of the clergy.

9. (n.) A body of troops in the rear of an army drawn up for battle, reserved to support the other lines as occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept for an exigency.

10. (n.) Funds kept on hand to meet liabilities.

Greek

2641. kataleipo -- to leave, leave behind
... Phonetic Spelling: (kat-al-i'-po) Short Definition: I leave behind, abandon Definition:
I leave behind, desert, abandon, forsake; I leave remaining, reserve. ...
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5288. hupostello -- to draw in, let down, draw back
... From hupo and stello; to withhold under (out of sight), ie (reflexively) to cower
or shrink, (figuratively) to conceal (reserve) -- draw (keep) back, shun ...
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2343. thesaurizo -- to lay up, store up
... From thesauros; to amass or reserve (literally or figuratively) -- lay up (treasure),
(keep) in store, (heap) treasure (together, up). see GREEK thesauros. ...
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2849. kolazo -- to chastise
... punish. From kolos (dwarf); properly, to curtail, ie (figuratively) to chastise
(or reserve for infliction) -- punish. (kolazomenous) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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4046. peripoieo -- to preserve, get possession of
... alive. Cognate: 4046 -- properly, acquire (literally, "make all-around,
comprehensively"); make one's own; reserve for , with (). ...
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4236. praotes -- meekness.
... gentleness, meekness, kindness. 4236 -- properly, , displaying the right
blend of force and reserve (gentleness). 4236 ("strength ...
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Strong's Hebrew

680. atsal -- to lay aside, reserve, withdraw, withhold
... to lay aside, reserve, withdraw, withhold. Transliteration: atsal Phonetic Spelling:
(aw-tsal') Short Definition: refuse. ... keep, reserve, straiten, take. ...
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1633a. garam -- to cut off, reserve
... garam. 1633b . to cut off, reserve. Transliteration: garam Short Definition: leave. ...
root Definition to cut off, reserve NASB Word Usage leave (1). 1633, 1633a ...
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1633. garam -- to cut off, reserve
... 1632, 1633. garam. 1633a . to cut off, reserve. Transliteration: garam Phonetic
Spelling: (gaw-ram') Short Definition: bones. gnaw the bones, break ...
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6845. tsaphan -- to hide, treasure up
... hoard, reserve, deny. A primitive root; to hide (by covering over); by implication,
to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically ...
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7604. shaar -- to remain, be left over
... leave, be left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest. A primitive root;
properly, to swell up, ie Be (causatively, make) redundant ...
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5201. natar -- to keep
... bear grudge, keeper, reserve. A primitive root; to guard; figuratively, to cherish
(anger) -- bear grudge, keep(-er), reserve. 5200, 5201. natar. 5202 . ...
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6487. piqqadon -- a deposit, store
... Definition: deposit. Word Origin from paqad Definition a deposit, store
NASB Word Usage deposit (2), reserve (1). a deposit. From ...
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2934. taman -- to hide, conceal
... root Definition to hide, conceal NASB Word Usage buries (2), concealed (2), discarded
(1), held in reserve (1), hid (8), hidden (9), hide (5), hiding (1 ...
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3947. laqach -- to take
... in the widest variety of applications) -- accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn,
fetch, get, infold, X many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send ...
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3498. yathar -- to remain over
... to abound, preserve -- excel, leave (a remnant), left behind, too much, make plenteous,
preserve, (be, let) remain(-der, -ing, - nant), reserve, residue, rest. ...
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Library

Doctrine of Reserve.
... Epistle of Peter to James. Chapter I."Doctrine of Reserve. Knowing, my
brother, your eager desire after that which is for the ...
/.../unknown/epistle of peter to james/chapter i doctrine of reserve.htm

We must Reserve the Likeness of the virtues in Ourselves. ...
... Book I. Chapter XLIX. We must reserve the likeness of the virtues in ourselves.�
We must reserve the likeness of the virtues in ourselves. ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xlix we must reserve.htm

Letter xiv. --On Reserve with a Director.
... THIRD BOOK. ON THE OBSTACLES TO ABANDONMENT. Letter XIV."On Reserve
with a Director. To Sister Marie-Thérèse de Vioménil. On ...
/.../de caussade/abandonment to divine providence/letter xiv on reserve with a.htm

Ep. Lviii. To Basil.
... openly charge us with heresy, others with cowardice; with heresy, those who believe
that our language is not sound; with cowardice, they who blame our reserve. ...
/.../cyril/select letters of saint gregory nazianzen/ep lviii to basil.htm

1879-1880. Experiences among Indians --Picnic in the Bush ...
... tour, I was about to return to the Galt Home, when a messenger arrived with a pressing
invitation to visit the Indians on the Chippawa Reserve, and tell them ...
/.../lowe/gods answers/chapter viii 1879-1880 experiences among.htm

The Holy Spirit's Intercession
... There is an amazing glory in reserve for us, and though as yet we cannot enter upon
it, but in harmony with the whole creation must continue to groan and ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 26 1880/the holy spirits intercession.htm

How, While the Whole Heart is Employed in Sacred Love, yet one May ...
... He always employed all his genius to paint these pictures of Alexander well, because
he used it without reserve, yet sometimes he employed it more effectively ...
/.../francis/treatise on the love of god/chapter iii how while the.htm

Eve and Mary Continued.
... Language establishes between souls a very close and mysterious union, and this is
why discretion, prudence and reserve are so necessary in regulating its use. ...
/.../sainte-foi/serious hours of a young lady/chapter vi eve and mary.htm

The Different Duties of Abandonment.
... So that souls may not be deceived, God never fails to give them wise guidance to
indicate with what liberty or reserve these inspirations should be made use of ...
/.../abandonment to divine providence/section iii the different duties of.htm

Letter ii. --A Short Way to Perfection.
... yourself, of studied elegance, of all reflexion of your own conduct; in fine, of
all that you can call your own, and give yourself up without reserve and for ...
/.../de caussade/abandonment to divine providence/letter ii a short way to.htm

Thesaurus

Reserve (15 Occurrences)
... 8. (n.) A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular purpose; as, the
Connecticut Reserve in Ohio, originally set apart for the school fund of ...
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Mystery (31 Occurrences)
... revealed. But here arises a seeming contradiction. On the one hand, there
are passages which seem to imply a doctrine of reserve. The ...
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Distance (75 Occurrences)
... 9. (n.) The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence, respect;
ceremoniousness. 10. (n.) A withholding of intimacy; alienation ...
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Back (5096 Occurrences)
... 8. (n.) The part of a cutting tool on the opposite side from its edge; as, the back
of a knife, or of a saw. 9. (n.) A support or resource in reserve. 10. ...
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Spare (80 Occurrences)
... to show mercy to. 4. (v.) To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve,
as from some occupation, use, or duty. 5. (v.) To deprive ...
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Reserved (28 Occurrences)
... 1. (imp. & pp) of Reserve. 2. (a.) Kept for future or special use, or for an
exigency; as, reserved troops; a reserved seat in a theater. ...
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Unjust (44 Occurrences)
... 2 Peter 2:9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to
reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished: (KJV DBY WBS). ...
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Openly (52 Occurrences)
... 1. (adv.) In an open manner; publicly; not in private; without secrecy. 2. (adv.)
Without reserve or disguise; plainly; evidently. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Open (586 Occurrences)
... 5. (a.) Without reserve or false pretense; sincere; characterized by sincerity;
unfeigned; frank; also, generous; liberal; bounteous; -- applied to personal ...
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Outlying (4 Occurrences)
... But--to speak simply of my own labours--beginning in Jerusalem and the outlying
districts, I have proclaimed without reserve, even as far as Illyricum, the ...
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Bible Concordance

Reserve (15 Occurrences)

Matthew 18:31 His fellow servants, therefore, seeing what had happened, were exceedingly angry; and they came and told their master without reserve all that had happened.
(WEY)

Acts 13:46 Then, throwing off all reserve, Paul and Barnabas said, "We were bound to proclaim God's Message to you first. But since you spurn it and judge yourselves to be unworthy of the Life of the Ages--well, we turn to the Gentiles.
(WEY)

Acts 19:18 Many also of those who believed came confessing without reserve what their conduct had been,
(WEY)

Romans 15:19 with power manifested in signs and marvels, and through the power of the Holy Spirit. But--to speak simply of my own labours--beginning in Jerusalem and the outlying districts, I have proclaimed without reserve, even as far as Illyricum, the Good News of the Christ;
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 3:12 Therefore, cherishing a hope like this, we speak without reserve, and we do not imitate Moses,
(WEY)

Hebrews 10:26 For if we wilfully persist in sin after having received the full knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains in reserve any other sacrifice for sins.
(WEY)

2 Peter 2:9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
(KJV WBS)

Genesis 41:36 The food will be for a store to the land against the seven years of famine, which will be in the land of Egypt; that the land not perish through the famine."
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 32:34 Is it not laid up with Me? Sealed among My treasures?
(See NIV)

1 Kings 19:18 Yet will I leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth which has not kissed him."
(See NIV)

Job 20:26 All darkness is laid up for his treasures; a fire not blown by man shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tent.
(See NAS)

Proverbs 5:2 that you may maintain discretion, that your lips may preserve knowledge.
(Root in WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS NIV)

Jeremiah 3:5 Will he reserve his anger for ever? will he keep it to the end? Behold, thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest.
(KJV DBY)

Jeremiah 50:20 In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.
(KJV WBS)

Amos 2:4 Thus said Jehovah: For three transgressions of Judah, And for four, I do not reserve it, Because of their loathing the law of Jehovah, And His statutes they have not kept, And their lies do cause them to err, After which their fathers did walk,
(YLT)

Subtopics

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Related Terms

Mystery (31 Occurrences)

Distance (75 Occurrences)

Back (5096 Occurrences)

Spare (80 Occurrences)

Reserved (28 Occurrences)

Unjust (44 Occurrences)

Openly (52 Occurrences)

Open (586 Occurrences)

Outlying (4 Occurrences)