Chărîyshîy — H2759

Definition

adjective

quiet, i.e. sultry (as feminine noun, the sirocco or hot east wind)

1. harsh, hot, sultry, silent (meaning uncertain)

Usually translated as

vehement

Origin

from H2790 in the sense of silence

• Derived from Chârash (H2790)

Occurrences

Chărîyshîy occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Jonah (1)

• Jonah 4:8 — And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement (חֲרִישִׁ֔ית) east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said, It is better for me to die than to live.