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Lexicon :: Strong's H2363 - ḥûš

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חוּשׁ
Transliteration
ḥûš
Pronunciation
koosh
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 631

Strong’s Definitions

חוּשׁ chûwsh, koosh; a primitive root; to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment:—(make) haste(-n), ready.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H2363 in the following manner: haste (19x), ready (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H2363 in the following manner: haste (19x), ready (1x).

  1. to haste, make haste, hurry

    1. (Qal) to make haste

    2. (Hiphil)

      1. to show haste, act quickly, hasten, come quickly

      2. to enjoy, be excited

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חוּשׁ chûwsh, koosh; a primitive root; to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment:—(make) haste(-n), ready.
STRONGS H2363: Abbreviations
† I. חוּשׁ verb haste, make haste (Assyrian ḫâšu, DlPr 180, Ethiopic ሖለ፡; on this verb see NöZMG 1883, 538) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular חָשׁ Deuteronomy 32:35 (or Participle, but see Di), 1st person singular חַשְׁתִּי Psalm 119:60; Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular וַתַּ֫חַשׁ (sic!) Job 31:5 Ges§ 72 R. 9; Imperative חוּ֫שָׁה 1 Samuel 20:38 + 6 times Psalms, + [H2439 Psalm 71:12] Qr (Kt חישׁה); Infinitive suffix חוּשִׁי Job 20:2; Participle active חָשׁ Habakkuk 1:8 + Isaiah 8:1, 3in proper name; passive חֻשִׁיּם Numbers 32:17; but see below: — make haste Deuteronomy 32:35 (|| קרוב), Psalm 119:60; in prophetic proper name מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז֑ Isaiah 8:1, 3; of eagle (in simile of Chaldean army) נשׁר חשׁ לאכול Habakkuk 1:8; Job 31:5 subject רנל, followed by עלמֿרמה; חוּ֫שִׁי בּי Job 20:2 my haste in me, i.e. my inward excitement — especially Imperative 1 Samuel 20:38 (|| מהרה), and in Psalms: followed by לְעַזְרָתִי Psalm 22:20; Psalm 38:23; Psalm 40:14; Psalm 70:2; Psalm 71:12 (Qr); followed by לִי Psalm 70:6; Psalm 141:1; passive participle נֵחָלֵץ חֻשִׁים Numbers 32:17, but probably for חֲמֻשִׁים (Kn Di compare Exodus 13:18 etc.); BaNB 180 retains חוּשִׁים and regards it as active (intransitive) = hastening.
Hiph. Perfect הֵחִישׁוּ Judges 20:27; Imperfect יָחִישׁ Isaiah 28:16; יָחִ֫ישָׁה cohortive Isaiah 5:19 (Ges§ 48. 3); אָחִ֫ישָׁה cohortive Psalm 55:9; suffix אֲחִישֶׁנָּה Isaiah 60:22; —
1. shew haste, act quickly Judges 20:37; hasten, come quickly Isaiah 5:19 (subject מַעֲשֵׂהוּ, || יְמַהֵר; others: let him hasten on his work), יָחִישׁ Isaiah 28:16 hasten away (flee), or hasten about distractedly (si vera lectio; Che Guthe read ימישׁ yield, give way).
2. transitive with suffix Isaiah 60:22 I will hasten it; with accusative Psalm 55:9 I would hasten (= secure quickly) my escape.

† II. [חוּשׁ] verb feel, enjoy (with the senses) (Now compares Arabic حَسَّ feel, perceive by senses; Late Hebrew חוּשׁ feel pain; Aramaic wxo, חוּשׁ, feel pain; Ethiopic ሕዋለ፡: perception) — only
Qal Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יָחוּשׁ וּמִי יאֹכַל מִי Ecclesiastes 2:25 who can eat and who can feel (i.e. enjoy pleasure)?
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

13:18

Numbers

32:17; 32:17

Deuteronomy

32:35; 32:35

Judges

20:27; 20:37

1 Samuel

20:38; 20:38

Job

20:2; 20:2; 31:5; 31:5

Psalms

22:20; 40:14; 55:9; 55:9; 70:2; 71:12; 119:60; 119:60; 141:1

Ecclesiastes

2:25

Isaiah

5:19; 5:19; 8:1; 8:1; 8:3; 8:3; 28:16; 28:16; 60:22; 60:22

Habakkuk

1:8; 1:8

H2363

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Strong's Number H2363 matches the Hebrew חוּשׁ (ḥûš),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 32:17 - and we will arm ourselves and go as an advanced guard before the children of Israel, until we shall have brought them into their place; and our possessions shall remain in walled cities because of the inhabitants of the land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:35 - In the day of vengeance [fn] I will recompense, whensoever their foot shall be tripped up; for the day of their destruction is near to them, and the judgments at hand are close upon you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:37 - And when they retreated, then the liers in wait rose up, and they [fn]moved on toward Gabaa, and the whole ambush came forth, and they smote the city with the edge of the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 20:38 - And Jonathan cried out after his boy, saying, Make all speed, and stay not. And Jonathan's boy gathered up the arrows, and brought the arrows to his master.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:2 - I did not suppose that thou wouldest answer thus: neither do ye understand more than I.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:5 - But if I had gone with scorners, and if too my foot has hasted to deceit:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:19 - (LXX 21:20) But thou, O Lord, remove not my help afar off: be ready for mine aid.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:22 - (LXX 37:23) Draw nigh to my help, O Lord of my salvation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:13 - (LXX 39:14) Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; O Lord, draw nigh to help me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 55:8 - (LXX 54:9) I waited for him that should deliver me from distress of spirit and tempest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:1 - (LXX 69:1) For the end, by David for a remembrance, that the Lord may save me. (69:2) Draw nigh, O God, to my help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 70:5 - (LXX 69:6) But I am poor and needy; O God, help me: thou art my helper and deliverer, O Lord, delay not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:12 - (LXX 70:12) O God, go not far from me, O my God, draw nigh to my help.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:60

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:60 - (LXX 118:60) I prepared myself, (and was not terrified,) to keep thy commandments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:1 - (LXX 140:1) A Psalm of David. O Lord, I have cried to thee; hear me: attend to the voice of my supplication, when I cry to thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:25 - For who shall eat, or who shall drink, without him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 5:19 - who say, Let him speedily hasten what he will do, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel come, that we may know it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:16 - therefore thus saith the Lord, even the Lord, [fn] Behold, I lay for the foundations of Sion a costly stone, a choice, a corner-stone, a precious stone, for its foundations; and he that believes on him shall by no means be ashamed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 60:22 - The [fn]little one shall become thousands, and the least a great nation; I the Lord will gather them in due time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:8 - And his horses shall bound more swiftly than leopards, and they are fiercer than the wolves of Arabia: and his horsemen shall ride forth, and shall rush from far; and they shall fly as an eagle hasting to eat.
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