أَكْدَىto withhold

Example sentences

• وَقَوْلُهُمْ لَمَّا انْضَجَ رَمَدَ، مَذْكُورٌ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى وَأَعْطَى قَلِيلًا وَأَكْدَى

  And their saying: 'As soon as it ripens, it spoils' is mentioned in His saying: 'And gave a little, then withheld.'

  وَأَكْدَى — then withheld. This is 'and' joined to a past verb 'he withheld, gave no more', the 'he' subject inside. The 'and' chains this onto 'gave a little', completing the contrast of a small gift then a stop. It reports the second action.

  From: When Scripture Answers Proverbs →