Original Language Studio
Zephaniah 1:7
“Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord God: for the day of the Lord is at hand: for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
הָסָהhâçâh · haw-saw'
H2013 · Hebrew
H2013 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to hush
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- hold peace (tongue), (keep) silence, be silent, still.
- Grammar
- הַ֕ס — particle (interjection)
- Usage
- Occurs 8 times in the Hebrew Bible.Numbers 13:30Judges 3:19Nehemiah 8:11Amos 6:10Amos 8:3
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 הָסָה 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.