חֲשַׁחchăshach

ᵑ7: need

Pronunciation: khash-akh' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2818

Meanings

: thing needed (Ezra 6:9)

Same root

חוּשׁchûwsh · H2363to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment
חַשְׁחוּתchashchûwth · H2819necessity

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

Ezra 6:9 “Give the priests in Jerusalem whatever is needed in the way of young bulls, rams, and male lambs for the burnt offerings presented to the God of heaven. And without fail, provide them with as much wheat, salt, wine, and olive oil as they need each day.
Daniel 3:16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you.

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).