חָשָׁהchâshâh
be silent, inactive, still
Pronunciation: khaw-shaw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2814
Meanings
Qal: be silent (Psalms 28:1; Isaiah 64:11; Isaiah 62:1)
Hiph`il
1. exhibit silence, be silent (2 Kings 2:3; 2 Kings 2:5; 2 Kings 7:9)
2. shew inactivity (Judges 18:9; 1 Kings 22:3)
3. make still, quiet (Nehemiah 8:11)
Where it appears
Appears 16 times in the Bible.
- Judges 18:9 The men replied, “Come on, let’s attack them! We have seen the land, and it is very good. What are you waiting for? Don’t hesitate to go and take possession of it.
- 1 Kings 22:3 During the visit, the king of Israel said to his officials, “Do you realize that the town of Ramoth-gilead belongs to us? And yet we’ve done nothing to recapture it from the king of Aram!”
- 2 Kings 2:3 The group of prophets from Bethel came to Elisha and asked him, “Did you know that the Lord is going to take your master away from you today?” “Of course I know,” Elisha answered. “But be quiet about it.”
- 2 Kings 2:5 Then the group of prophets from Jericho came to Elisha and asked him, “Did you know that the Lord is going to take your master away from you today?” “Of course I know,” Elisha answered. “But be quiet about it.”
- 2 Kings 7:9 Finally, they said to each other, “This is not right. This is a day of good news, and we aren’t sharing it with anyone! If we wait until morning, some calamity will certainly fall upon us. Come on, let’s go back and tell the people at the palace.”
- Nehemiah 8:11 And the Levites, too, quieted the people, telling them, “Hush! Don’t weep! For this is a sacred day.”
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).