חֲשַׁאי, (חָשָׁה) whispering, stillness, secret. Pes. 56ᵃ להביא בח׳ to offer it to her in secret. Ib. שיהו אומרים … בח׳ that they say it in a whisper. Arakh. 16ᵃ; Zeb. 88ᵇ; Yoma 44ᵃ דבר שבח׳ something done in secrecy (the offering of frank-incense on the inner altar); מעשה שבח׳ what is committed in secrecy (calumny). Ber. 15ᵇ; a. fr.—Pl. חֲשָׁאִים. Shek. V, 6 לשכת ח׳ the Hall of Secret (donations).