חוּשׁ
chush
to hasten
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "chush" (H2363A) means "to hasten" or to make something happen quickly. This verb is used 19 times in the Bible, indicating its importance in various contexts. In terms of usage, "chush" is often associated with movement and travel, suggesting that it can also mean to hurry or rush. Its range of usage extends to different situations, such as preparing for battle, responding to emergencies, or completing tasks efficiently. The significance of "chush" lies in its emphasis on speed and urgency. It highlights the importance of taking action quickly in response to changing circumstances or unexpected events. By using "chush," the Bible encourages readers to be proactive, adaptable, and efficient in their dealings with the world around them.
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Occurrences in Scripture
19 total occurrences across the text
“Therefore my thoughts answer me, even by reason of my haste that is in me.
Job 31:5“If I have walked with falsehood, and my foot has hurried to deceit
Psalms 22:19But don’t be far off, Yahweh. You are my help. Hurry to help me!
Psalms 38:22Hurry to help me, Lord, my salvation.
Psalms 40:13Be pleased, Yahweh, to deliver me. Hurry to help me, Yahweh.
Psalms 55:8“I would hurry to a shelter from the stormy wind and storm.”
Psalms 70:1Hurry, God, to deliver me. Come quickly to help me, Yahweh.
Psalms 70:5But I am poor and needy. Come to me quickly, God. You are my help and my deliverer. Yahweh, don’t delay.
Psalms 71:12God, don’t be far from me. My God, hurry to help me.
Psalms 119:60I will hurry, and not delay, to obey your commandments.
Psalms 141:1Yahweh, I have called on you. Come to me quickly! Listen to my voice when I call to you.
Isaiah 5:19who say, “Let him make haste, let him hasten his work, that we may see it; let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw near and come, that we may know it!”
Isaiah 28:16Therefore the Lord Yahweh says, “Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious cornerstone of a sure foundation. He who believes shall not act hastily.
Isaiah 60:22The little one will become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation. I, Yahweh, will do this quickly in its time.”
Habakkuk 1:8Their horses also are swifter than leopards, and are more fierce than the evening wolves. Their horsemen press proudly on. Yes, their horsemen come from afar. They fly as an eagle that hurries to devour.
Numbers 32:17but we ourselves will be ready armed to go before the children of Israel, until we have brought them to their place. Our little ones shall dwell in the fortified cities because of the inhabitants of the land.
Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is mine, and recompense, at the time when their foot slides; for the day of their calamity is at hand. Their doom rushes at them.”
Judges 20:37The ambushers hurried, and rushed on Gibeah; then the ambushers spread out, and struck all the city with the edge of the sword.
1 Samuel 20:38Jonathan cried after the boy, “Go fast! Hurry! Don’t delay!” Jonathan’s boy gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.