Gaash גָּעַשׁ
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| גָּעַשׁ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | gaash |
| Strong's number | H1607 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to shake |
| Occurrences | 9 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Jeremiah (4) |
Gaash (Hebrew גָּעַשׁ, Strong's H1607) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to shake”. It occurs 9 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) 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
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
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | shook (3), moved (3), troubled (1), shaken (1), toss (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | shook (2), they were shaken (2), churn (2), convulse (1), surge (1), stagger (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Gaash, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Samuel
- 2 Samuel 22:8Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
Job
- Job 34:20In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.They die in an instant, in the middle of the night. The people convulse and pass away; the mighty are removed without human hand.
Psalms
- Psalm 18:7Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 5:22Fear ye not me? saith the Lord: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?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.
- Jeremiah 25:16And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.”
- Jeremiah 46:7Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?Who is this, rising like the Nile, like rivers whose waters churn?
- Jeremiah 46:8Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.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.’
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).