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Hiss

Easton's Bible Dictionary

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To express contempt (Job 27:23 ). The destruction of the temple is thus spoken of (1 Kings 9:8 ). (Zechariah 10:8 ) speaks of the Lord gathering the house of Judah as it were with a hiss: "I will hiss for them." This expression may be "derived from the noise made to attract bees in hiving, or from the sound naturally made to attract a person's attention."

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Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Hiss'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​h/hiss.html. 1897.
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