חִישׁ

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular חָשׁ 5 Mos 32,35 (or Participle, but see Di), 1 singular חַשְׁתִּי Sl 119,60 Imperfect 3 feminine singular וַתַּ֫חַשׁ (sic!) Job 31,5 Ges^{«GKC:72»§ 72} R. 9; Imperative חוּ֫שָׁה 1 Sam 20,38 + 6 t. Psalms, + Sl 71,12 Qr (Kt חישׁה); Infinitive suffix חוּשִׁי Job 20,2 Participle active חָשׁ Hab 1,8 + Es 8,1; Es 8,3 in proper name; passive חֻשִׁיּם 4 Mos 32,17 but see below: — make haste 5 Mos 32,35 (|| קרוב), Sl 119,60 in prophetic proper name מַהֵר שָׁלָל חָשׁ בַּז֑ Es 8,1; Es 8,3 of eagle (in simile of Chald. army) נשׁר חשׁ לאכול Hab 1,8; Job 31,5 subject רנל, followed by עלמֿרמה; חוּ֫שִׁי בּי Job 20,2 my haste in me, i.e. my inward excitement — especially Imperative 1 Sam 20,38 (|| מהרה), and in Psalms: followed by לְעַזְרָתִי 1 Sam 22,20; 1 Sam 38,23; 1 Sam 40,14; 1 Sam 70,2; 1 Sam 71,12 (Qr); followed by לִי 1 Sam 70,6; 1 Sam 141,1 passive participle נֵחָלֵץ חֻשִׁים 4 Mos 32,17, but probably for חֲמֻשִׁים (Kn Di compare 2 Mos 13,18 etc.); Ba^{NB 180 retains} חוּשִׁים and regards it as active (intransitive) = hastening. Hiph`il Perfect הֵחִישׁוּ Dom 20,27 Imperfect יָחִישׁ Es 28,16 יָחִ֫ישָׁה coh. Es 5,19 (Ges^{«GKC:48»§ 48}. 3); אָחִ֫ישָׁה coh. Sl 55,9 suffix אֲחִישֶׁנָּה Es 60,22 —

1. shew haste, act quickly Dom 20,37 hasten, come quickly Es 5,19 (subject מַעֲשֵׂהוּ, || יְמַהֵר; others: let him hasten on his work), יָחִישׁ Es 28,16 hasten away (flee), or hasten about distractedly (si vera lectio; Che Guthe read ימישׁ yield, give way).

2. transitive with suffix Es 60,22 I will hasten it; with accusative Sl 55,9 I would hasten (= secure quickly) my escape.