H2814
חָשָׁה
be silent
1) to be silent, quiet, still, inactive 1a) (Qal) to be silent, be still 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to be silent, exhibit silence 1b2) to show inactivity, be inactive 1b3) to make silent, make quiet, cause to be still
Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry
[חָשָׁה] verb be silent, inactive, still (chiefly in poetry and late) (Late Hebrew id., Aramaic in derivatives) —
Qal Imperfect 2 masculine singular תֶּחֱשֶׁה Ps 28:1; Isa 64:11 אֶחֱשֶׁה Isa 62:1; Isa 65:6 יֶחֱשׁוּ Isa 62:6 וַיֶּחֱשׁוּ Ps 107:29 — be silent Eccl 3:7 (opposed to לְדַבֵּר); Isa 62:1; Isa 62:6 (= neglect to speak); of ׳י i.e. be unresponsive Ps 28:1 (|| חרשׁ); Isa 64:11 (|| הִתְאַפַּק); but Isa 65:6 of ׳י's keeping silence at iniquity, i.e. overlooking it (compare Isa 57:11 Hiph`il); of waves, be still Ps 107:29 (subject גַּלֵּיהֶם). Hiph`il Perfect הֶחֱשֵׁיתִי Ps 39:3; Isa 42:14 Imperative הֶחֱשׁוּ 2Kgs 2:3; 2Kgs 2:5 Participle מַחְשֶׁה Isa 57:11 plural מַחְשִׁים Judg 18:9 + 3 t.; —
1. exhibit silence, be silent 2Kgs 2:3; 2Kgs 2:5; 2Kgs 7:9; Ps 39:3 (followed by מִטּוֺב, || נֶאֱלַמְתִּי), figurative Isa 42:14 (|| אחרישׁ); of ׳י's being silent at iniquity Isa 57:11 (i.e. overlooking it, compare Qal Isa 65:5), possibly also is be silent, opposed to rescue, Ges Che Di Du.
2. shew inactivity Judg 18:9, מִקַּחַת ׳הח 1Kgs 22:3 Gilead is ours, and we shew inactivity so as not to take it.
חֻשִׁים, חֻשָם see above.
12 occurrences
Judges (1), I Kings (1), II Kings (1), Nehemiah (1), Psalms (2), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (5)