7197. qashash

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

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

gather selves together

A primitive root; to become sapless through drought; used only as denominative from qash; to forage for straw, stubble or wood; figuratively, to assemble -- gather (selves) (together).

see HEBREW qash

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[קָשַׁשׁ] verb denominative Po`el gather stubble; — Perfect3plural consecutive וְקשְׁשׁוּ Exodus 5:7; Infinitive construct לְקשֵׁשׁ Exodus 5:12; Participle מְקשֵׁשׁ Numbers 15:32,33, feminine מְקשֶׁשֶׁת 1 Kings 17:10,12; — gather stubble, with accusative of congnate meaning with verb קַשׁ Exodus 5:12 (לַתֶּבֶן); also with accusative תֶּבֶן Exodus 5:7 (both J); with accusative עֵצִים as firewood Numbers 15:32,33 (P) 1 Kings 17:10,12.

II. [קָשַׁשׁ] doubtful verb, only

Qal Imperative +

Hithpo`el Imperative, הִתְקוֺשְׁשׁוּ וָקוֺשּׁוּ Zephaniah 2:1; AV RV gather yourselves together, yea gather together, from foregoing (compare Vrss), but this only denominative in specific meaning gather stubble, sticks, etc.; read probably with Gr Bu^{SK 1893, 396} and others הִתְבּוֺשְׁשׁוּ.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G4816 (συνάγω, synagō): To gather together, to collect, to assemble.
• G4863 (συναθροίζω, synathroizō): To gather together, to assemble.
• G4887 (συγκεντρόω, synkentroō): To gather together, to bring together.

These Greek terms reflect similar themes of gathering and assembling, whether of materials or people, and are used in the New Testament to describe actions of bringing together for a purpose, much like קָשַׁשׁ in the Hebrew Bible.

Usage: The verb קָשַׁשׁ is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the action of gathering or collecting materials, often in the context of gathering straw or stubble for fuel or construction. It can also refer to the act of assembling people or items together.

Context: • The verb קָשַׁשׁ appears in several contexts within the Hebrew Bible, primarily associated with the gathering of materials necessary for daily life or specific tasks. For instance, in Exodus 5:7, the Israelites are instructed to gather their own straw for brick-making, highlighting the laborious task imposed upon them by the Egyptians: "You shall no longer supply the people with straw for making bricks. They must go and gather their own straw."
• In Numbers 15:32, the term is used in the context of gathering wood on the Sabbath, which was considered a violation of the Sabbath rest: "While the Israelites were in the wilderness, a man was found gathering wood on the Sabbath day."
• The act of gathering, as expressed by קָשַׁשׁ, often carries a connotation of necessity and labor, reflecting the agrarian and resource-dependent society of ancient Israel. It underscores the importance of resource collection for survival and religious observance.
• The term can also be metaphorically extended to the gathering or assembling of people, as seen in various prophetic and narrative texts, where the gathering of people can signify unity or preparation for a significant event.

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

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 5:7
HEB: הֵ֚ם יֵֽלְכ֔וּ וְקֹשְׁשׁ֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם תֶּֽבֶן׃
NAS: let them go and gather straw
KJV: let them go and gather straw
INT: themselves go and gather straw

Exodus 5:12
HEB: אֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם לְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁ קַ֖שׁ לַתֶּֽבֶן׃
NAS: of Egypt to gather stubble
KJV: of Egypt to gather stubble
INT: the land of Egypt to gather stubble straw

Numbers 15:32
HEB: וַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּ אִ֛ישׁ מְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁ עֵצִ֖ים בְּי֥וֹם
NAS: a man gathering wood
KJV: a man that gathered sticks
INT: found A man gathering wood day

Numbers 15:33
HEB: הַמֹּצְאִ֥ים אֹת֖וֹ מְקֹשֵׁ֣שׁ עֵצִ֑ים אֶל־
NAS: Those who found him gathering wood
KJV: And they that found him gathering sticks
INT: brought found gathering wood to

1 Kings 17:10
HEB: אִשָּׁ֥ה אַלְמָנָ֖ה מְקֹשֶׁ֣שֶׁת עֵצִ֑ים וַיִּקְרָ֤א
NAS: was there gathering sticks;
KJV: woman [was] there gathering of sticks:
INT: woman A widow gathering sticks called

1 Kings 17:12
HEB: בַּצַּפָּ֑חַת וְהִנְנִ֨י מְקֹשֶׁ֜שֶׁת שְׁנַ֣יִם עֵצִ֗ים
NAS: and behold, I am gathering a few
KJV: in a cruse: and, behold, I [am] gathering two
INT: the jar behold I am gathering A few sticks

Zephaniah 2:1
HEB: הִֽתְקוֹשְׁשׁ֖וּ וָק֑וֹשּׁוּ הַגּ֖וֹי
NAS: Gather yourselves
KJV: Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together,
INT: Gather gather nation

Zephaniah 2:1
HEB: הִֽתְקוֹשְׁשׁ֖וּ וָק֑וֹשּׁוּ הַגּ֖וֹי לֹ֥א
NAS: yourselves together, yes, gather, O nation
KJV: Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation
INT: Gather gather nation without

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7197
8 Occurrences

hiṯ·qō·wō·šə·šū — 1 Occ.
lə·qō·šêš — 1 Occ.
mə·qō·šêš — 2 Occ.
mə·qō·še·šeṯ — 2 Occ.
wā·qō·wōš·šū — 1 Occ.
wə·qō·šə·šū — 1 Occ.