- Original: חוּשׁ - Transliteration: Chuwsh - Phonetic: koosh - Definition: 1. to haste, make haste, hurry a. (Qal) to make haste b. (Hiphil) 1. to show haste, act quickly, hasten, come quickly 2. to enjoy, be excited - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 631 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to hurry; figuratively to be eager with excitement or enjoyment: - (make) haste (-n) ready. Total KJV Occurrences: 19 • armed, 1 Numbers 32:17 • haste, 10 Deuteronomy 32:35; Job 20:2; Psalm 22:19; Psalm 38:22; Psalm 40:13; Psalm 70:1; Psalm 70:5; Psalm 119:60; Psalm 141:1; Isaiah 28:16 • hasted, 2 Judges 20:37; Job 31:5 • hasten, 4 Psalm 55:8; Ecclesiastes 2:25; Isaiah 5:19; Isaiah 60:22 • hasteth, 1 Habakkuk 1:8 • speed, 1 1 Samuel 20:38