גָּעַשׁ
ga.ash
“to shake”
Definition
to agitate violently
a primitive root
- to shake, quake 1a) (Qal) to shake 1b) (Pual) to be shaken up, convulsed 1c) (Hithpael) to shake back and forth, toss or reel to and fro 1d) (Hithpoel) to reel to and fro
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
גָּעַשׁ appears 6 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then the earth shook and quaked;the foundations of the heavens trembled;they were shaken because He burned with anger.
And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.”
Who is this, rising like the Nile,like rivers whose waters churn?
Egypt rises like the Nile,and its waters churn like rivers,boasting, ‘I will rise and cover the earth;I will destroy the cities and their people.’
Do you not fear Me?”declares the LORD.“Do you not tremble before Me,the One who set the sand as the boundary for the sea,an enduring barrier it cannot cross?The waves surge, but they cannot prevail.They roar but cannot cross it.
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