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Zephaniah 2:1
“Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired;” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
קָשַׁשׁqâshash · kaw-shash'
H7197 · Hebrew
H7197 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to forage for straw, stubble or wood; figuratively, to assemble
- Derivation
- a primitive root; to become sapless through drought; used only as denominative from H7179 (קַשׁ);
- KJV renderings
- gather (selves) (together).
- Grammar
- הִֽתְקוֹשְׁשׁ֖וּ — verb Hithpolel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 8 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 5:7Exodus 5:12Numbers 15:32Numbers 15:331 Kings 17:10
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 קָשַׁשׁ 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.