Original Language Studio
Isaiah 42:14
“I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חָשָׁהchâshâh · khaw-shaw'
H2814 · Hebrew
H2814 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to hush or keep quiet
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- hold peace, keep silence, be silent, (be) still.
- Grammar
- הֶחֱשֵׁ֨יתִי֙ — verb Hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 16 times in the Hebrew Bible.Judges 18:91 Kings 22:32 Kings 2:32 Kings 2:52 Kings 7:9
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חָשָׁה here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.