Quick Definition
to shake
Strong's Definition
to agitate violently
Derivation: a primitive root
KJV Usage: move, shake, toss, trouble.
TWOT Reference: 371
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to shake, quake
1a) (Qal) to shake
1b) (Pual) to be shaken up, convulsed
1c) (Hithpael) to shake back and forth, toss or reel to and fro
1d) (Hithpoel) to reel to and fro
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to shake, quake
1a) (Qal) to shake
1b) (Pual) to be shaken up, convulsed
1c) (Hithpael) to shake back and forth, toss or reel to and fro
1d) (Hithpoel) to reel to and fro
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
גָּעַשׁ
gâ‛ash
BDB Definition:
1) to shake, quake
1a) (Qal) to shake
1b) (Pual) to be shaken up, convulsed
1c) (Hithpael) to shake back and forth, toss or reel to and fro
1d) (Hithpoel) to reel to and fro
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 371
Total KJV Occurrences: 9