جَهَشَ إِلَيْهِ, (Ṣ, Ḳ,) and جَهِشَ, (Ḳ,) which latter, accord. to IDrd, is the more common, (TA,) aor. ـَ {يَجْهَشُ}, inf. n. جَهْشٌ (Ṣ, Ḳ) and جُهُوشٌ and جَهَشَانٌ, (Ḳ,) He betook himself to him by reason of fright or fear, seeking protection, and being about, or ready, to weep; like as the child betakes himself to his mother by reason of fright or fear, (Aṣ, Ṣ, Ḳ,) and to his father, (Aṣ,) being about, or ready, to weep; (Aṣ, Ṣ;) as alsoأَجْهَشَ↓. (AO, Ṣ, Ḳ.)

جَهَشَتْ نَفْسُهُ, (Ṣ, A,) or جَهَشَتْ إِلَيْهِ نَفْسُهُ, inf. n. جُهُوشٌ; (TA;) andأَجْهَشَتْ↓; (Ṣ, A, TA;) His soul heaved, (Ṣ, A,) and he was about, or ready, to weep: (A:) or his soul heaved, and quitted him. (TA.)

جَهَشَ لِلشَّوْقِ وَالحُزْنِ He was ready, or about, to desire, and to mourn: (IDrd:) andأَجْهَشَ↓ بِالبُكَآءِ He was ready, or about, to weep. (El-Umawee, Ḳ.)

جَهَشَ مِنَ الشَّىةءِ, (AA, Ḳ,) and جَهِشَ, (Ḳ,) aor. ـَ {يَجْهَشُ}, inf. n. جَهَشَانٌ, (AA, Ḳ,) He was frightened at the thing, or afraid of it: (AA, Ḳ:) or he fled from the thing.. (Ṣgh, Ḳ.)

جَهَشُوا فَزِعِينَ They came quickly to me, frightened. (A.)

يَجْهَشُ مِنْ أَرْضٍ إِلَى أَرْضٍ He removes, and goes quickly, from land to land. (Ḳ.)

جَهَشَ إِلَى القَوْمِ, inf. n. جَهْشٌ, He came to the people, or company of men. (TA.)

see 1, in three places.

اجهش فُلَانًا He hastened such a one. (Ibn-'Abbaád, Ḳ.)

جَهْشَةٌ A flow of tears (A, Ḳ, TA) falling one after another on the occasion of جَهْش [or the betaking oneself to another by reason of fright or fear,, &c.]. (TA.)

A company of men; as alsoجَاهِشَةٌ↓: (Ḳ:) or the latter signifies a party, and a multitude, of men. (TA.)

جُهُوشٌ Quick; who removes, and goes quickly, from land to land. (Ḳ.)