Definition
a primitive root; to hush
Traditional renderings: hold peace (tongue), (keep) silence, be silent, still.
Traditional renderings: hold peace (tongue), (keep) silence, be silent, still.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
8 total
- Numbers 13:30וַיַּ֧הַס · quietedThen Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!”
- Judges 3:19הָ֔ס · SilenceBut upon reaching the idols near Gilgal, he himself turned back and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” “Silence,” said the king, and all his attendants left him.
- Nehemiah 8:11הַ֔סּוּ · Be stillAnd the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, since today is holy. Do not grieve.”
- Amos 6:10הָ֔ס · SilenceAnd when the relative who is to burn the bodies picks them up to remove them from the house, he will call to one inside, “Is anyone else with you?” “None,” that person will answer. “Silence,” the relative will retort, “for the name of the LORD must not be invoked.”
- Amos 8:3הָֽס׃פ · in silence“In that day,” declares the Lord GOD, “the songs of the temple will turn to wailing. Many will be the corpses, strewn in silence everywhere!”
- Habakkuk 2:20הַ֥ס · be silentBut the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
- Zephaniah 1:7הַ֕ס · Be silentBe silent in the presence of the Lord GOD, for the Day of the LORD is near. Indeed, the LORD has prepared a sacrifice; He has consecrated His guests.
- Zechariah 2:13הַ֥ס · Be silentBe silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”