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Lexicon :: Strong's H2814 - ḥāšâ

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חָשָׁה
Transliteration
ḥāšâ
Pronunciation
khaw-shaw'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 768

Strong’s Definitions

חָשָׁה châshâh, khaw-shaw'; a primitive root; to hush or keep quiet:—hold peace, keep silence, be silent, (be) still.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x

The KJV translates Strong's H2814 in the following manner: hold...peace (9x), still (4x), silence (2x), silent (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 16x
The KJV translates Strong's H2814 in the following manner: hold...peace (9x), still (4x), silence (2x), silent (1x).

  1. to be silent, quiet, still, inactive

    1. (Qal) to be silent, be still

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to be silent, exhibit silence

      2. to show inactivity, be inactive

      3. to make silent, make quiet, cause to be still

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָשָׁה châshâh, khaw-shaw'; a primitive root; to hush or keep quiet:—hold peace, keep silence, be silent, (be) still.
STRONGS H2814: Abbreviations
† [חָשָׁה] verb be silent, inactive, still (chiefly in poetry and late) (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic in derivatives) —
Qal Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תֶּחֱשֶׁה Psalm 28:1; Isaiah 64:11; אֶחֱשֶׁה Isaiah 62:1; Isaiah 65:6; יֶחֱשׁוּ Isaiah 62:6; וַיֶּחֱשׁוּ Psalm 107:29; — be silent Ecclesiastes 3:7 (opposed to לְדַבֵּר); Isaiah 62:1, 6 (= neglect to speak); of י׳ i.e. be unresponsive Psalm 28:1 (|| חרשׁ); Isaiah 64:11 (|| הִתְאַפַּק); but Isaiah 65:6 of י׳'s keeping silence at iniquity, i.e. overlooking it (compare Isaiah 57:11 Hiph.); of waves, be still Psalm 107:29 (subject גַּלֵּיהֶם).
Hiph. Perfect הֶחֱשֵׁיתִי Psalm 39:3; Isaiah 42:14; Imperative הֶחֱשׁוּ 2 Kings 2:3, 5; Participle מַחְשֶׁה Isaiah 57:11; plural מַחְשִׁים Judges 18:9 + 3 times; —
1. exhibit silence, be silent 2 Kings 2:3, 5; 2 Kings 7:9; Psalm 39:3 (followed by מִטּוֺב, || נֶאֱלַמְתִּי), figurative Isaiah 42:14 (|| אחרישׁ); of י׳'s being silent at iniquity Isaiah 57:11 (i.e. overlooking it, compare Qal Isaiah 65:5), possibly also is be silent, opposed to rescue, Ges Che Di Du.
2. shew inactivity Judges 18:9, מִקַּחַת הח׳ 1 Kings 22:3 Gilead is ours, and we shew inactivity so as not to take it.
3. causat. make still, quiet, followed by לְ, of direct object Nehemiah 8:11 (Nehemiah 8:11b הַסּוּ which see).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

18:9; 18:9

1 Kings

22:3

2 Kings

2:3; 2:3; 2:5; 2:5; 7:9

Nehemiah

8:11; 8:11

Psalms

28:1; 28:1; 39:3; 39:3; 107:29; 107:29

Ecclesiastes

3:7

Isaiah

42:14; 42:14; 57:11; 57:11; 57:11; 62:1; 62:1; 62:6; 62:6; 64:11; 64:11; 65:5; 65:6; 65:6