חֲשַׁח
chăshach · khash-akh'
to be necessary (from the idea of convenience) or (transitively) to need
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) a collateral root to one corresponding to H2363 (חוּשׁ) in the sense of readiness;
to be necessary (from the idea of convenience) or (transitively) to need
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: careful, have need of.
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › to consume, to destroy › to separate and protect
To separate and protect that works to consume, to destroy that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חֲשַׁח 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
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- they have need of1 · 50%
- careful1 · 50%
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.