What does חָשָׁה (ḥāšāh) mean in the Bible?
חָשָׁה (ḥāšāh): Silence as deliberate restraint or submission, often before God's overwhelming presence or judgment
Hebrew · H2814
חָשָׁה
To hush or keep quiet
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חָשָׁה H2814
Pronunciation ḥāšāh
What does חָשָׁה (ḥāšāh) mean in the Bible?
חָשָׁה (ḥāšāh): Silence as deliberate restraint or submission, often before God's overwhelming presence or judgment
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2814?
The BSB source-word alignment has 16 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Do not speak [of it] (2), keep silent (2), . . . (1), are silent (1), be silent (1).
Where does חָשָׁה (ḥāšāh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Judges 18:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (6), 2 Kings (3), Psalms (3), 1 Kings (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Do not speak [of it] 2× 2 Kings 2:3, 2 Kings 2:5
keep silent 2× Isaiah 62:1, Isaiah 65:6
. . . 1× Judges 18:9
are silent 1× 2 Kings 7:9
be silent 1× Isaiah 62:6
been silent 1× Isaiah 57:11
calmed 1× Nehemiah 8:11
have failed 1× 1 Kings 22:3
I have kept silent 1× Isaiah 42:14
I remained silent 1× Psalms 39:2
to be silent 1× Ecclesiastes 3:7
were hushed 1× Psalms 107:29
Will You keep silent 1× Isaiah 64:12
You remain silent 1× Psalms 28:1
Show sample aligned rows
Judges 18:9 מַחְשִׁ֔ים to . . . Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural 1 Kings 22:3 מַחְשִׁ֔ים to have failed Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural 2 Kings 2:3 הֶחֱשֽׁוּ׃ to Do not speak [of it] Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural 2 Kings 2:5 הֶחֱשֽׁוּ׃ to Do not speak [of it] Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural 2 Kings 7:9 מַחְשִׁ֗ים to are silent Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural Nehemiah 8:11 מַחְשִׁ֤ים to calmed Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural Psalms 28:1 תֶּֽחֱשֶׁ֥ה to You remain silent Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Psalms 39:2 הֶחֱשֵׁ֣יתִי to I remained silent Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular Psalms 107:29 וַ֝יֶּחֱשׁ֗וּ to were hushed Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Ecclesiastes 3:7 לַחֲשׁ֖וֹת to to be silent Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Judges 18:9
Aligned rows 16
Books represented 7
Judges 1 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 3 Nehemiah 1 Psalms 3 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 6
Source forms
הֶחֱשֽׁוּ׃ 2x he·ḥĕ·šū 2 Kings 2:3, 2 Kings 2:5
מַחְשִׁ֔ים 2x maḥ·šîm Judges 18:9, 1 Kings 22:3
אֶחֱשֶׂה֙ 1x ’e·ḥĕ·śeh Isaiah 65:6
אֶחֱשֶׁ֔ה 1x ’e·ḥĕ·šeh Isaiah 62:1
הֶחֱשֵׁ֣יתִי 1x he·ḥĕ·šê·ṯî Psalms 39:2
הֶחֱשֵׁ֙יתִי֙ 1x he·ḥĕ·šê·ṯî Isaiah 42:14
וַ֝יֶּחֱשׁ֗וּ 1x way·ye·ḥĕ·šū Psalms 107:29
יֶחֱשׁ֑וּ 1x ye·ḥĕ·šū Isaiah 62:6
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural 4x Judges 18:9, 1 Kings 22:3, 2 Kings 7:9, Nehemiah 8:11
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural 2x 2 Kings 2:3, 2 Kings 2:5
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular 2x Psalms 39:2, Isaiah 42:14
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular 2x Isaiah 62:1, Isaiah 65:6
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 2x Psalms 28:1, Isaiah 64:12
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 107:29
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct 1x Ecclesiastes 3:7
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 57:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Silence as deliberate restraint or submission, often before God's overwhelming presence or judgment
Source Gloss
to hush or keep quiet
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Silence as deliberate restraint or submission, often before God's overwhelming presence or judgment
to hush or keep quiet BDB: be silent Usage: hold peace, keep silence, be silent, (be) still.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 2 Aligned forms 14
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 9×
Participle active 1Kgs 22:3 · 2Kgs 7:9 · Isa 57:11 · Judg 18:9 · Neh 8:11 5×
Sequential imperfect 2Kgs 2:3 · 2Kgs 2:5 2×
Perfect Isa 42:14 · Ps 39:3 2×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 5×
Imperfect Isa 62:1 · Isa 65:6 · Isa 64:11 · Ps 28:1 · Isa 62:6 5×
Word Origins
חָשָׁה is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain