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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

H2814

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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 Box Jdg 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 18:9 - And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? H2814 be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:3 - And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, H2814 and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:3 - And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. H2814

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 2:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:5 - And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. H2814

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 7:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:9 - Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: H2814 if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 8:11 - So the Levites stilled H2814 all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 28:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 28:1 - [[A Psalm of David.]] Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent H2814 to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 39:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 39:2 - I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, H2814 even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:29 - He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still. H2814

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:7 - A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, H2814 and a time to speak;

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:14 - I have long time holden my peace; H2814 I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:11 - And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace H2814 even of old, and thou fearest me not?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 62:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:1 - For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, H2814 and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 62:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 62:6 - I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem, which shall never hold their peace H2814 day nor night: ye that make mention of the LORD, keep not silence,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 64:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 64:12 - Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, H2814 and afflict us very sore?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 65:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:6 - Behold, it is written before me: I will not keep silence, H2814 but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,
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