Chatsaph חֲצַף
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| חֲצַף | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | chatsaph |
| Strong's number | H2685 |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | be hasty |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Chatsaph (Aramaic חֲצַף, Strong's H2685) is an Aramaic verb meaning “be hasty”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
(Aphel) to be urgent, harsh, show insolence
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | hasty (1), urgent (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | harsh (1), was so urgent (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Chatsaph, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Daniel
- Daniel 2:15He answered and said to Arioch the king’s captain, Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel.“Why is the decree from the king so harsh?” he asked. At this time Arioch explained the situation to Daniel.
- Daniel 3:22Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego.The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the fiery flames killed the men who carried up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
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).