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dē̇-fuÌ‚r´ (×חר, 'aÌ„hÌ£ar (in Hiphil), ×רך, 'aÌ„rakh (in Hiphil), מש×ך, maÌ„shakh (in Niphal), “to postpone,†more or less definitely; “delayâ€): In Old Testament passages such as ; , ; , the idea of indefinite postponement agrees with the Hebrew and with the context. In the only New Testament occurrence of the word ἀναβαÌλλω, anabaÌlloÌ„, in the middle voice, ) a definite postponement is implied.