BDB9546
[חֲשַׁח] verb need (Assyrian —ašâ—u , crave; Syriac [untranscribed source text 6020] in need of; not ᵑ7 ; —
Pe`al
Participle plural חָֽשְׁחִין
Dan 3:16, singular
Infinitive (van d. H., wrongly, ׳
חַשׁ).
Strong's Lexicon
H2818
H2818 — חֲשַׁח
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H2818 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חֲשַׁח |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | (Aramaic) a collateral root to one corresponding to H2363 in the sense of readiness |
| Language: | Aramaic |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | chashach |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | khash-akh' |
| Meaning: | 1. to be necessary (from the idea of convenience) 2. (transitively) to need |
| KJV Renderings: | careful, have need of. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB9547
[חַשְׁחָה] noun feminine thing needed (Syriac [untranscribed source text 6021]; Nö in Kp. 175); — plural חַשְׁחָן Ezra 6:9.
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
חשח (ghăshăgh)
Daniel 3:16
- KJV: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
- EHCC: we (are) not careful to answer thee in this