Strong's Lexicon
qashash: To gather, collect, or assemble
Original Word:קָשַׁשׁ
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:qashash
Pronunciation:kaw-shash'
Phonetic Spelling:(kaw-shash')
Definition:To gather, collect, or assemble
Meaning:to forage for, straw, stubble, wood, to assemble
Word Origin:A primitive root
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "qashash," the concept of gathering is often expressed in the New Testament with words like "συνάγω" (synagō - G4863), meaning to gather together or assemble.
Usage:The Hebrew verb "qashash" primarily means to gather or collect, often in the context of gathering sticks or straw. It conveys the action of assembling materials, typically for a specific purpose such as kindling a fire or constructing something. The term is used in a literal sense, referring to the physical act of gathering.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israelite culture, gathering materials like sticks or straw was a common task, especially in agrarian and pastoral societies. These materials were essential for daily life, used for fuel, building, and feeding livestock. The act of gathering was often labor-intensive and required diligence, reflecting the agrarian lifestyle of the Israelites.
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[] ; —
Perfect3plural consecutive
Exodus 5:7;
Infinitive constructExodus 5:12;
ParticipleNumbers 15:32,33, feminine
1 Kings 17:10,12; —
gather stubble, with accusative of congnate meaning with verb
Exodus 5:12 (); also with accusative
Exodus 5:7 (both J); with accusative as firewood
Numbers 15:32,33 (P)
1 Kings 17:10,12.
II. [] doubtful , only
Imperative +
Imperative,Zephaniah 2:1; AV RVgather yourselves together, yea gather together, from foregoing (compare Vrss), but this only denominative in specific meaninggather stubble, sticks, etc.; read probably with Gr BuSK 1893, 396 and others .
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
gather selves together
A primitive root; to become sapless through drought; used only as denominative fromqash; to forage for straw, stubble or wood; figuratively, to assemble -- gather (selves) (together).
see HEBREWqash
Forms and Transliterations
הִֽתְקוֹשְׁשׁ֖וּ התקוששו וְקֹשְׁשׁ֥וּ וָק֑וֹשּׁוּ וקושו וקששו לְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁ לקשש מְקֹשֵׁ֣שׁ מְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁ מְקֹשֶׁ֜שֶׁת מְקֹשֶׁ֣שֶׁת מקשש מקששת hiṯ·qō·wō·šə·šū hitkosheShu hiṯqōwōšəšū lə·qō·šêš lekoShesh ləqōšêš mə·qō·še·šeṯ mə·qō·šêš mekoShesh mekoSheshet məqōšêš məqōšešeṯ vaKooshshu vekosheShu wā·qō·wōš·šū wāqōwōššū wə·qō·šə·šū wəqōšəšū
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