1607. gaash

Lexicon

gaash: To shake, quake, or tremble

Original Word: גָּעַשׁ
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: ga`ash
Pronunciation: gah-ash
Phonetic Spelling: (gaw-ash')
Definition: To shake, quake, or tremble
Meaning: to agitate violently

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

move, shake, toss, trouble

A primitive root to agitate violently -- move, shake, toss, trouble.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to shake, quake
NASB Translation
shaken (3), shook (2), stagger (1), surge (2), toss (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[גָּעַשׁ] verb shake, quake (Late Hebrew id.) —

Qal Imperfect וַתִּגְעַשׁ Psalm 18:8 a = 2 Samuel 22:8 a Kt (Qr Hithpa`el); — quake of earth at theoph., Psalm 18:8 = 2 Samuel 22:8 (read Kt; "" רעשׁ).

Pu`al Imperfect be shaken up, convulsed יְגֹעֲשׁוּעַֿם Job 34:20 a people are convulsed.

Hithpa`el shake back and forth, toss or reel to and fro וַיִּתְגָּעַשׁ Qr 2 Samuel 22:8 a (< Kt Qal); יִתְגָָּֽעֲשׁוּ Jeremiah 46:7, וַיִּתְגָָּֽעֲשׁוּ Psalm 18:8b + 2t.; — of mountains Psalm 18:8b = 2 Samuel 22:8 b; of waves of sea, Jeremiah 5:22; of waters of Nile Jeremiah 46:7 (compare Jeremiah 46:8).

Hithpo`el Perfect וְהִתְגֹּעֲשׁוּ consecutive Jeremiah 25:16; Imperfect יִתְגֹּעֲשׁוּ Jeremiah 46:8; id. of waters of Nile Jeremiah 46:8; of drunken men, reel to and fro, Jeremiah 25:16 (figurative of nations confounded by ׳י).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G4531 (saleuō): To shake, to cause to move to and fro, to agitate
• G4682 (seismos): A shaking, commotion, earthquake
• G5015 (tarassō): To stir up, to trouble, to agitate

These Greek terms share a similar semantic field with גָּעַשׁ (ga'ash), encompassing the ideas of physical shaking, emotional disturbance, and the broader concept of agitation. They are used in the New Testament to describe both literal and figurative shaking, often in the context of divine intervention or significant events.

Usage: The verb גָּעַשׁ (ga'ash) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe physical shaking or quaking, often in the context of natural phenomena such as earthquakes or storms. It conveys a sense of violent agitation or disturbance.

Context: • The Hebrew verb גָּעַשׁ (ga'ash) appears in several contexts within the Old Testament, often associated with the power and majesty of God as demonstrated through natural events. It is used to describe the earth's response to divine presence or action, emphasizing the overwhelming and awe-inspiring nature of God's power.
• In 2 Samuel 22:8, the term is used in a poetic description of God's intervention: "Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He was angry."
• Similarly, in Psalm 18:7, the psalmist recounts a theophany: "Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger."
• The imagery of shaking and quaking serves to highlight the dramatic impact of divine activity, often in the context of deliverance or judgment.
• The term is also used metaphorically to describe the emotional or spiritual agitation of individuals or nations, reflecting a state of turmoil or unrest.

Forms and Transliterations

וְהִֽתְגֹּֽעֲשׁ֖וּ וַ֝יִּתְגָּֽעֲשׁ֗וּ וַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּ וַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁוּ֙ וַיִּתְגָּעַ֤שׁ וַתִּגְעַ֬שׁ והתגעשו ויתגעש ויתגעשו ותגעש יְגֹעֲשׁ֣וּ יִֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּ יִתְגֹּ֣עֲשׁוּ יגעשו יתגעשו vaiyitgaAsh vaiyitgaaShu vattigAsh vehitgoaShu wat·tiḡ·‘aš wattiḡ‘aš way·yiṯ·gā·‘ă·šū way·yiṯ·gā·‘aš wayyiṯgā‘aš wayyiṯgā‘ăšū wə·hiṯ·gō·‘ă·šū wəhiṯgō‘ăšū yə·ḡō·‘ă·šū yəḡō‘ăšū yegoaShu yiṯ·gā·‘ă·šū yiṯ·gō·‘ă·šū yiṯgā‘ăšū yitgaaShu yiṯgō‘ăšū yitGoashu

Englishman's Concordance

2 Samuel 22:8
HEB: [וַתְגָּעַשׁ כ] (וַיִּתְגָּעַ֤שׁ ק) וַתִּרְעַשׁ֙
NAS: Then the earth shook and quaked,
KJV: moved and shook, because he was wroth.
INT: shook and quaked the earth

2 Samuel 22:8
HEB: הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם יִרְגָּ֑זוּ וַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּ כִּֽי־ חָ֥רָה
NAS: were trembling And were shaken, because
KJV: Then the earth shook and trembled;
INT: of heaven were trembling shook because was angry

Job 34:20
HEB: וַחֲצ֪וֹת לָ֥יְלָה יְגֹעֲשׁ֣וּ עָ֣ם וְיַעֲבֹ֑רוּ
NAS: People are shaken and pass away,
KJV: and the people shall be troubled at midnight,
INT: mid night are shaken People and pass

Psalm 18:7
HEB: וַתִּגְעַ֬שׁ וַתִּרְעַ֨שׁ ׀ הָאָ֗רֶץ
NAS: Then the earth shook and quaked;
KJV: Then the earth shook and trembled;
INT: shook and quaked the earth

Psalm 18:7
HEB: הָרִ֣ים יִרְגָּ֑זוּ וַ֝יִּתְגָּֽעֲשׁ֗וּ כִּי־ חָ֥רָה
NAS: were trembling And were shaken, because
KJV: moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
INT: of the mountains were trembling and were shaken because was angry

Jeremiah 5:22
HEB: וְלֹ֣א יַעַבְרֶ֑נְהוּ וַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א יוּכָ֔לוּ
NAS: it. Though the waves toss, yet they cannot
KJV: it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail;
INT: cannot cross toss cannot prevail

Jeremiah 25:16
HEB: וְשָׁת֕וּ וְהִֽתְגֹּֽעֲשׁ֖וּ וְהִתְהֹלָ֑לוּ מִפְּנֵ֣י
NAS: They will drink and stagger and go mad
KJV: And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad,
INT: will drink and stagger and go because

Jeremiah 46:7
HEB: יַֽעֲלֶ֑ה כַּנְּהָר֕וֹת יִֽתְגָּעֲשׁ֖וּ מֵימָֽיו׃
NAS: whose waters surge about?
KJV: whose waters are moved as the rivers?
INT: rises the rivers surge waters

Jeremiah 46:8
HEB: יַֽעֲלֶ֔ה וְכַנְּהָר֖וֹת יִתְגֹּ֣עֲשׁוּ מָ֑יִם וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
NAS: whose waters surge about; And He has said,
KJV: and [his] waters are moved like the rivers;
INT: rises the rivers surge waters has said

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 1607
9 Occurrences

way·yiṯ·gā·‘aš — 1 Occ.
way·yiṯ·gā·‘ă·šū — 3 Occ.
wat·tiḡ·‘aš — 1 Occ.
wə·hiṯ·gō·‘ă·šū — 1 Occ.
yə·ḡō·‘ă·šū — 1 Occ.
yiṯ·gā·‘ă·šū — 1 Occ.
yiṯ·gō·‘ă·šū — 1 Occ.