חוּשָׁה
𐤇𐤅𐤔𐤄
Chushah
H2364 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Proper personal and place name: Hushah, name of an individual and a town in the Hebrew Bible. As a name, refers to a descendant of Judah. As a place, denotes a settlement in the Judean Shephelah mentioned as the home of the Hushathites.
Semantic Range
personal name (Hushah: Israelite descendant of Judah), toponym (a town in the Judean Shephelah), possible sense connection to 'haste' or 'eagerness' (as per the root), but not explicit in context
Root / Etymology
From the root חוּשׁ (ḥ-w-š), meaning 'to hurry' or 'to be in haste'; the form חוּשָׁה (Chûwshâh) is likely a derivative, though as a proper name its sense is nominative rather than immediately lexical; the semantic connection to the root ('haste', 'eagerness') is not explicit in narrative contexts.
Historical & Contextual Notes
As a personal name, חוּשָׁה appears in 1 Chronicles 4:4 as a descendant of Judah, signifying an Israelite associated with the genealogical traditions of Judah. As a geographic name, it refers to a settlement in the Judean Shephelah; inhabitants are called Hushathites, as seen in references to Sibbecai the Hushathite. English Bibles typically preserve the transliteration 'Hushah,' but the connection to 'haste' or 'eagerness' from the root is not apparent in usage—these names function solely as identifiers, not as descriptive terms. Do not confuse חוּשָׁה with similar-sounding words or other names beginning with חוּשׁ-. The English term 'Jew' is anachronistic for this early context: the individual and location are specifically associated with Judahite genealogy and geography.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from חוּשׁ; haste; Chushah, an Israelite; Hushah.
Bantu Hebrew
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חוש (ḥ-w-š) — to hurry, be swift, move quickly, act promptly
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H2364-01 |
חוּשָׁ֑ה | chushah | HNp |
Hushah | Hurry! | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H2364-01 |
1 Chronicles 4:4 | חוּשָׁ֑ה | chushah | HNp |
Hushah | Hurry! |