Be silent
חָשָׁהStrong’s H2814chashah (cha-shah)
Appears in 16 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Chashah is the Hebrew word usually translated “inactive”, “silent” and “making quiet”. It appears in 16 verses of the Old Testament.
“And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land.”
Meaning
- To be silent, quiet, still, inactive(Qal) to be silent, be still · (Hiphil)
How it's translated
- inactive 2
- be silent 2
- silent 2
- i will be silent 2
- making quiet 1
- you should be silent 1
- i was silent 1
- and they were still 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Isaiah 6
- 2 Kings 3
- Psalms 3
- Judges 1
- 1 Kings 1
- Nehemiah 1
7 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Kings 22:3And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?
- 2 Kings 2:3And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
- 2 Kings 2:5And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
- 2 Kings 7:9Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household.
- Nehemiah 8:11So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold your peace, for the day is holy; neither be ye grieved.
- Psalms 28:1Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
Hebrew dictionary
חָשָׁה chashah · be silent
1) to be silent, quiet, still, inactive 1a) (Qal) to be silent, be still 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to be silent, exhibit silence 1b2) to show inactivity, be inactive 1b3) to make silent, make quiet, cause to be still
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “silent” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SI'LENT, adjective
- Not speaking; mute. Psalms 22:2
- Habitually taciturn; speaking little; not inclined to much talking; not loquacious.
- Still; having not noise; as the silent watches of the night; the silent groves; all was silent
- Not operative; wanting efficacy.
All definitions
- Not mentioning; not proclaiming.
- Calm; as, the winds were silent
- Not acting; not transacting business in person; as a silent partner in a commercial house.
- Hot pronounced; having no sound; as, e is silent in fable.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.