קָשַׁשׁ qâshash — to become sapless through drought

pronounced kaw-shash' · Strong's H7197 · 8 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 3 stems: Po'el, Hitpolel, Qal (Pa'al)

Translated in the KJV as gather.

a primitive root; to become sapless through drought; used only as denominative from H7179; to forage for straw, stubble or wood; figuratively, to assemble.

qâshash in each stem

Po'el 6×

Intensive · active — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it

Participle (active) 4Sequential perfect (weqatal) 1Infinitive construct 1

וְקֹשְׁשׁ֥וּ Exod 5:7 Sequential perfect (weqatal), 3rd person common plural

Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves. (KJV)

לְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁ Exod 5:12 Infinitive construct

So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw. (KJV)

מְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁ Num 15:32 Participle (active), masculine singular

And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day. (KJV)

Hitpolel 1×

Intensive · reflexive — the action intensified, repeated or brought about; the subject does it to or for themselves

Imperative 1

הִֽתְקוֹשְׁשׁ֖וּ Zeph 2:1 Imperative, 2nd person masculine plural

Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired; (KJV)

Qal (Pa'al) 1×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Imperative 1

וָק֑וֹשּׁוּ Zeph 2:1 Imperative, 2nd person masculine plural

Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not desired; (KJV)

What the stems mean

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