Qashash קָשַׁשׁ
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| קָשַׁשׁ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | qashash |
| Strong's number | H7197 (H7197A, H7197B) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to gather |
| Occurrences | 8 in 7 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (2) |
Qashash (Hebrew קָשַׁשׁ, Strong's H7197) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to gather”. It occurs 8 times in 7 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H7197A: to gather
to gather, collect, gather stubble or sticks
H7197B: to assemble
1) to gather, assemble
1a) (Qal) to gather together
1b) (Hithpoel) to gather oneself together
1a) (Qal) to gather together
1b) (Hithpoel) to gather oneself together
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | gathering (3), gather (2), together (2), gathered (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | gathering (3), gather (2), i am gathering (1), gather yourselves (1), gather together (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Qashash, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 5:7Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.“You shall no longer supply the people with straw for making bricks. They must go and gather their own straw.
- Exodus 5:12So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.So the people scattered all over the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
Numbers
- Numbers 15:32And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day.
- Numbers 15:33And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.Those who found the man gathering wood brought him to Moses, Aaron, and the whole congregation,
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 17:10So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.”
- 1 Kings 17:12And she said, As the Lord thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.”
Zephaniah
- Zephaniah 2:1Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;Gather yourselves, gather together, O shameful nation,
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).