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Lexicon :: Strong's H2814 - ḥāšâ

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חָשָׁה
Transliteration
ḥāšâ
Pronunciation
khaw-shaw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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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).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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

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Strong's Number H2814 matches the Hebrew חָשָׁה (ḥāšâ),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:9 - And they said, Arise, and let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good, yet ye are still: delay not to go, and to enter in to possess the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:3 - And the king of Israel said to his servants, Know ye that Remmath Galaad is ours, and we are [fn]slow to take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:3 - And the sons of the prophets who were in Bæthel came to Elisaie, and said to him, [fn]Dost thou know, that the Lord this day [fn]is going to take thy lord away from thy head? And he said, Yea, I know it; be silent.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:5 - And the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho drew near to Elisaie, and said to him, Dost thou know that the Lord is about to take away thy master to-day from thy head? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold your peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:9 - And one man said to his neighbour, We are not doing well thus: this day is a day of glad tidings, and we hold our peace, and are waiting till the morning light, and shall find mischief: now then come, and let us go into the city, and report to the house of the king.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:11 - And the Levites caused all the people to be silent, saying, Be silent, for it is a holy day, and despond not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:1 - (LXX 27:1) A Psalm of David. To thee, O Lord, have I cried; my God, be not silent toward me: lest thou be silent toward me, and so I should be likened to them that go down to the pit.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:2 - (LXX 38:3) I was dumb, and humbled myself, and kept silence from good words; and my grief was renewed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:29 - (LXX 106:29) And he commands the storm, and it is calmed into a gentle breeze, and its waves are still.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:7 - a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to be silent, and a time to speak;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:14 - I have been silent: shall I also always be silent and forbear? I have endured like a travailing woman: I will now amaze and wither at once.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:11 - Through dread of whom hast thou feared, and lied against me, and hast not remembered, nor [fn]considered me, nor regarded me, yea, though when I see thee I pass thee by, yet thou hast not feared me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:1 - For Sion's sake I will not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not [fn]rest, until her righteousness go forth as light, and my salvation burn as a torch.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:6 - And on thy walls, O Jerusalem, have I set watchmen all day and all night, who shall never cease making mention of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:12 - (LXX 64:11) And for all these things thou, O Lord, hast withholden thyself, and been silent, and hast brought us very low.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:6 - Behold, it is written before me: I will not be silent until I have recompensed into their bosom,
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