עֹצֶר (ʿōṣer) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning restraint. It appears
3 times
in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H6115).
Also rendered
coercion
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1675b)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1675b)restraint, coercion; closure, constraint; oppression
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
עֹ֫צֶרnoun, masculine: restraint, coercion
Strong's H6115עֹצֶר: closure; also constraint KJV:× barren, oppression, × prison.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1675: עָצַרʿāṣar — restrain, retain; stayed; inclose, hold back, maintain, rule, assemble; close up, detain, fast, keep, prevail, recover, refrain, shut, slack, stop, withhold