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גָּעַשׁ H1607
H1607 is the Hebrew word גָּעַשׁ, transliterated gâʻash and said gaw-ash'. The King James Version most often renders it shook.
What it means
to agitate violently.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: move, shake, toss, trouble.
Verses using גָּעַשׁ
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
2 Samuel 22:8 · KJV
Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
Job 34:20 · KJV
In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be taken away without hand.
Psalm 18:7 · KJV
Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
Jeremiah 5:22 · KJV
Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
Jeremiah 25:16 · KJV
And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.
Jeremiah 46:7 · KJV
Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?
Jeremiah 46:8 · KJV
Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.
Common questions
What does Strong's H1607 mean?
H1607 is the Hebrew word גָּעַשׁ (gâʻash), meaning to agitate violently.
How is H1607 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it shook (4 times), moved (3 times), troubled (1 time), shaken (1 time), thereof toss (1 time).
How many times does H1607 appear in the Bible?
גָּעַשׁ (gâʻash) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1607 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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