חָשָׁה
ḥāšâ
be silent
Strong's H2814VerbHebrewTWOT 768

חָשָׁה (ḥāšâ) is a Hebrew verb meaning be silent. It appears 16 times in 7 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2814).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 768)

Range of meaning (TWOT 768)be silent, inactive, still; exhibit silence, shew inactivity, make still, quiet; hush; hold peace, keep silence
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

חָשָׁה verb: be silent, inactive, still

Strong's H2814 חָשָׁה: to hush or keep quiet
KJV:hold peace, keep silence, be silent, (be) still.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

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Judges 18:92 Kings 2:3Nehemiah 8:11

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