Lexicon
חִפָּזוֹן
chip.pa.zon
H2649
H:N-M Hebrew

haste

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3
Books
Hebrew
Language

chip.pa.zon denotes hurried departure or action, whether commanded at a meal or denied for a protected departure.

The attested use describes haste in eating or leaving: Exodus 12:11 and Deuteronomy 16:3 place it with the Exodus meal and departure, while Isaiah 52:12 says the going out will not be in haste or flight.

Senses in use

  1. Hurried eating or departure · dominant

    In Exodus 12:11, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the instruction to eat with loins girded, sandals on the feet, and staff in hand; the APB renders the clause "and you shall eat it in haste." In Deuteronomy 16:3, it occurs in the explanation that the people came out from Egypt; the APB renders "for in haste you came out from the land of Egypt." Isaiah 52:12 uses the same form in a negated statement about going out, rendered "you shall not go out in haste, nor shall you go in flight."

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with "in haste" in Exodus 12:11 and Deuteronomy 16:3, and negates it in Isaiah 52:12: "you shall not go out in haste." These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than establish a finer distinction.

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