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Psalms 55:9
“Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חוּשׁchûwsh · koosh
H2363 · Hebrew
H2363 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- (make) haste(-n), ready.
- Grammar
- אָחִ֣ישָׁה — verb Hiphil, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 20 times in the Hebrew Bible.Numbers 32:17Deuteronomy 32:35Judges 20:371 Samuel 20:38Job 20:2
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 חוּשׁ 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.