חָשָׁה (cha.shah) means “be silent” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: khaw-shaw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
חָשָׁה · cha.shah · 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
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a primitive root; to hush or keep quiet
KJV glosses: hold peace, keep silence, be silent, (be) still.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| do not speak of it | 2 |
| keep silent | 2 |
| are silent | 1 |
| be silent | 1 |
| been silent | 1 |
| calmed | 1 |
| have failed | 1 |
| i have kept silent | 1 |
| i remained silent | 1 |
| to be silent | 1 |
| were hushed | 1 |
| will you keep silent | 1 |
| you remain silent | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| hold ye your peace | 2 |
| and we hold our peace | 1 |
| be not silent | 1 |
| have not i held my peace | 1 |
| hold their peace | 1 |
| holden my peace | 1 |
| i held my peace | 1 |
| me i will not keep silence | 1 |
| sake will i not hold my peace | 1 |
| still | 1 |
| stilled | 1 |
| thereof are still | 1 |
| to keep silence | 1 |
| wilt thou hold thy peace | 1 |
| ye still | 1 |
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They answered, “Come on, let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why would you fail to act? Do not hesitate to go there and take possession of the land!
Read word by wordwho said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?”
Read word by wordThen the sons of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
Read word by wordThen the sons of the prophets at Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you today?” “Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
Read word by wordFinally, they said to one another, “We are not doing what is right. Today is a day of good news. If we are silent and wait until morning light, our sin will overtake us. Now, therefore, let us go and tell the king’s household.”
Read word by wordAnd the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”
Read word by wordOf David. To You, O LORD, I call; be not deaf to me, O my Rock. For if You remain silent, I will be like those descending to the Pit.
Read word by wordI was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 39.3
He calmed the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were hushed.
Read word by worda time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
Read word by word“I have kept silent from ages past; I have remained quiet and restrained. But now I will groan like a woman in labor; I will at once gasp and pant.
Read word by wordWhom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?
Read word by wordFor Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.
Read word by wordOn your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted watchmen; they will never be silent day or night. You who call on the LORD shall take no rest for yourselves,
Read word by wordAfter all this, O LORD, will You restrain Yourself? Will You keep silent and afflict us beyond measure?
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 64.11
Behold, it is written before Me: I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will pay it back into their laps,
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