hiss Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
hiss in 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."
hiss in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
HISS . To hiss at one is used as an expression of insult and contempt, 1 Kgs 9:8; Jer 19:8; Eze 27:36; Mic 6:16. and also denotes "to call by whistling." Isa 5:26; Isa 7:18; Zech 10:8.