הָסָה
hâçâh · haw-saw'
to hush
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to hush
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: hold peace (tongue), (keep) silence, be silent, still.
Letters
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
- Concrete
- pillar · prop · thorn
- Extended
- to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to reveal, behold › to support and uphold › to reveal, behold
To reveal, behold that works to support and uphold that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of הָסָה above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- keep silence2 · 25%
- stilled1 · 13%
- hold your peace1 · 13%
- hold thy tongue1 · 13%
- with silence1 · 13%
- hold thy peace1 · 13%
- be silent1 · 13%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.