חָשָׁה
cha.shah
“be silent”
Definition
to hush or keep quiet
a primitive root;
- to be silent, quiet, still, inactive 1a) (Qal) to be silent, be still 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to be silent, exhibit silence 1b2) to show inactivity, be inactive 1b3) to make silent, make quiet, cause to be still
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logos (G3056)
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Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
חָשָׁה appears 14 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
who said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?”
Then the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?”“Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
a time to tear and a time to mend,a time to be silent and a time to speak,
Whom have you dreaded and feared,so that you lied and failedto remember Me or take this to heart?Is it not because I have long been silentthat you do not fear Me?
On your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen;they will never be silent day or night.You who call on the LORDshall take no rest for yourselves,
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