Given name
Hushah
“haste”
Hushah is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “haste.”
Original Hebrewחושה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Hushah means “haste.”
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Where it comes from
Hushah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb hush (חוש), “to hurry or hasten.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Hushah appears in 1 Chronicles 4:4, 2 Samuel 21:18, 1 Chronicles 11:29 and 1 other passage.
- 1 Chronicles 4:4
- 2 Samuel 21:18
- 1 Chronicles 11:29
- 2 Samuel 23:27
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Hushah’s family of names
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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