Bible Dictionaries
Hiss
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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." Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Hiss'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ebd/h/hiss.html. 1897.