גָּעַשׁ

Strong’s Definition

to agitate violently

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root

KJV Usage

move, shake, toss, trouble.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to shake, quake
• 2.(qal) to shake
• 3.(pual) to be shaken up, convulsed
• 4.(hithpael) to shake back and forth, toss or reel to and fro
• 5.(hithpoel) to reel to and fro

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: gâʻash; Pronunciation: gaw-ash'