Word

חָשָׁה

châshâh · H2814 · Hebrew · 16 occurrences

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Meanings

to be silent, to keep silent

Action by which humans or deities refrain from speaking, expressing themselves, or acting in response

Examples
Judges 18:9 And they said, “Arise, and let’s go up against them; for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good. And will you sit still? Do not hesitate to go, to enter, to take possession of the land.
1 Kings 22:3 Now the king of Israel said to his servants, “Are you aware that Ramoth-gilead belongs to us, yet we are hesitant to take it out of the hand of the king of Aram?”
2 Kings 2:3 Then the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel went out to Elisha and said to him, “Are you aware that the LORD will take away your master from over you today?” And he said, “Yes, I am aware; say nothing about it.”
to cause to be silent, to silence

Causative action by which humans cause other humans to refrain from speaking or expressing themselves

Examples
Nehemiah 8:11 So the Levites silenced all the people, saying, “Be still, for the day is holy; do not be grieved.”

How it’s used In 4 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

16 occurrences in 10 groups

Not stated: I 4
Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (12) 12

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

6 occurrences in 7 groups

מִןfrom+ טוֹבgood 1
מִןfrom+ לָקַחto take, to receive 1
מִןfrom+ עוֹלָםforever 1
מִןfrom+ נִיme 1
מַעַןfor the sake of, so that+ צִיּוֹןZion 1
לto/for+ אָמַרto say 1

With adverbsAdverbs

3 occurrences in 2 groups

לֹאnot 3
תָּמִידalways 1

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

1 occurrences in 1 groups

עֵתtime, moment, period 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 2 words

דָּמַם dâmam · H1826 · to stand still, to be still, to wait: Both words carry clear senses of silence and quietness ("be silent," "hold peace," "keep silence," "be still"), and are distinct Hebrew roots that can substitute for one another in contexts of silence or refraining from speech; דָּמַם (dâmam, H1826) has a broader scope, including not moving, while חָשָׁה (châshâh, H2814) is more narrowly focused on silence.
חָרַשׁ chârash · H2790 · to engrave (on stone), to carve (wood), to plow: Both lexemes genuinely denote silence/refraining from speech as a core or attested sense. חָרַשׁ (chârash, H2790) is polysemous (including agricultural and other meanings), while חָשָׁה (châshâh, H2814) is narrower and focused on silence/stillness.

In the other Testament 1 word

σιγάω sigáō · G4601 · to keep quiet about, to say nothing about: Greek σιγάω (sigáō, G4601) is the standard LXX rendering of Hebrew חָשָׁה (châshâh, H2814) in contexts denoting voluntary silence or refraining from speech, sharing the core semantic range of 'to keep silent/be silent' without register restriction.

Semantic domains 2 entries

Non-Speak002004001009004: חָשָׁה describes holding one's peace or keeping silent, refraining from speech, as when Elisha is told to say nothing about his master's coming departure (2 Kings 2:3).
Non-Engage002003003012: The word also carries the broader sense of remaining inactive or passive, sitting still rather than acting, as in the Danites' rebuke to stop hesitating and go take the land (Judges 18:9).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H2814. chashah [חָשָׁה] verb be silent, inactive, still (chiefly in poetry and late)…

H2814. chashah
[חָשָׁה] verb be silent, inactive, still (chiefly in poetry and late) (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic in derivatives) —
Qal Imperfect2masculine singular תֶּחֱשֶׁה Psa 28:1; Isa 64:11; אֶחֱשֶׁה Isa 62:1; Isa 65:6; יֶחֱשׁוּ Isa 62:6; וַיֶּחֱשׁוּ Psa 107:29; — be silent Ecc 3:7 (opposed to לְדַבֵּר); Isa 62:1, Isa 62:6 (= neglect to speak); of ׳י i.e. be unresponsive Psa 28:1 (|| חרשׁ); Isa 64:11 (|| הִתְאַמַּק); but Isa 65:6 of ׳י's keeping silence at iniquity, i.e. overlooking it (compare Isa 57:11 Hiph`il); of waves, be still Psa 107:29 (subject גַּלֵּיהֶם).
Hiph`il Perfect הֶחֱשֵׁיתִי Psa 39:3; Isa 42:14; Imperative הֶחֱשׁוּ 2Ki 2:3, 2Ki 2:5; Participle מַחְשֶׁה Isa 57:11; plural מַחְשִׁים Jdg 18:9 Jdg 18:3t.; —
1 exhibit silence, be silent 2Ki 2:3, 2Ki 2:5; 2Ki 7:9; Psa 39:3 (followed by מִטּוֺב, || נֶאֱלַמְתִּי), figurative Isa 42:14 (|| אחרישׁ); of ׳י's being silent at iniquity Isa 57:11 (i.e. overlooking it, compare Qal Isa 65:5), possibly also is be silent, opposed to rescue, Ges Che Di Du.
2 shew inactivity Jdg 18:9, ׳הח מִקַּחַת 1Ki 22:3 Gilead is ours, and we shew inactivity so as not to take it.
3 causat. make still, quiet, followed by לְ, of direct object Neh 8:11 (v:b הַסּוּ q. v.)
חֻשָם חֻשִׁים, see above.

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry

Non-Speak16 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0