Rashi, on Neh 8:11

“And the Levites stilled all the people, saying: Hold your peace, for the day is holy, and be not sorrowful.”

“quieted They admonished all the people to be quiet, that they should weep no longer. Hush Heb. הַסוּ, an expression of silence, like (Num. 13:30): “And Caleb hushed (וַיַהַס).””

Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.