חֲשַׁח chăshach
Meaning
to be necessary (from the idea of convenience) or (transitively) to need
In the King James Version: careful, have need of.
Derivation: (Aramaic) a collateral root to one corresponding to H2363 (חוּשׁ) in the sense of readiness;
Where it is used
- Ezra 6:9 Whatever is needed—young bulls, rams, and lambs for burnt offerings to the God of heaven, as well as wheat, salt, wine, and oil, as requested by the priests in Jerusalem—must be given to them daily without fail.
- Daniel 3:16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.