Qâshash — H7197

Definition

verb

to forage for straw, stubble or wood; figuratively, to assemble

1. to gather, assemble, collect, gather stubble or sticks
1. (Qal) to gather together
2. (Poel) to gather stubble
3. (Hithpoel) to gather oneself together

Usually translated as

gather

Origin

a primitive root; to become sapless through drought; used only as denominative from H7179

• Derived from Qash (H7179)

Greek equivalents

• syllégō (G4816)
• synágō (G4863)
• syndéō (G4887)

Occurrences

Qâshash occurs 8 times in 7 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (2), Numbers (2), 1 Kings (2), Zephaniah (1)

• Exodus 5:7 — Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather (וְקֹשְׁשׁ֥וּ) straw for themselves.
• Exodus 5:12 — So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather (לְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁ) stubble instead of straw.
• Numbers 15:32 — And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered (מְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁ) sticks upon the sabbath day.
• Numbers 15:33 — And they that found him gathering (מְקֹשֵׁ֣שׁ) sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.
• 1 Kings 17:10 — So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering (מְקֹשֶׁ֣שֶׁת) of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
• 1 Kings 17:12 — And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering (מְקֹשֶׁ֜שֶׁת) two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
• Zephaniah 2:1 — Gather yourselves together (הִֽתְקוֹשְׁשׁ֖וּ), yea, gather together, O nation not desired;
• Zephaniah 2:1 — Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together (וָק֑וֹשּׁוּ), O nation not desired;