Hasah הַס
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| הַס | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | hasah |
| Strong's number | H2013 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to silence |
| Occurrences | 8 in 8 verses |
| Most frequent in | Amos (2) |
Hasah (Hebrew הַס, Strong's H2013) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to silence”. It occurs 8 times in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
interj
1) (Piel) hush, keep silence, be silent, hold peace, hold tongue, still
v
2)(CLBL) to hush
2a) (Hiphil) to command to be silent
1) (Piel) hush, keep silence, be silent, hold peace, hold tongue, still
v
2)(CLBL) to hush
2a) (Hiphil) to command to be silent
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | silence (3), peace (2), stilled (1), tongue (1), silent (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | silence (3), be silent (3), quieted (1), be still (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Hasah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Numbers
- Numbers 13:30And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”
Judges
- Judges 3:19But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out from him.But upon reaching the idols near Gilgal, he himself turned back and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” “Silence,” said the king, and all his attendants left him.
Nehemiah
- Nehemiah 8:11So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.And the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”
Amos
- Amos 6:10And a man’s uncle shall take him up, and he that burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall say unto him that is by the sides of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the Lord.And when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will answer. “Silence,” the relative will retort, “for the name of the LORD must not be invoked.”
- Amos 8:3And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord God: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence.“In that day,” declares the Lord GOD, “the songs of the temple will turn to wailing. Many will be the corpses, strewn in silence everywhere!”
Habakkuk
- Habakkuk 2:20But the Lord is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
Zephaniah
- Zephaniah 1:7Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.Be silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.
Zechariah
- Zechariah 2:13Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord: for he is raised up out of his holy habitation.Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”
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).