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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary
Strong's #2620 - חָסָה
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1176) xh (ההס HhS) AC: Support CO: Refuge AB: ?: A place of support and trust. (eng: house - as the place of refuge)
A) xh (ההס HhS) AC: ? CO: Refuge AB: ?
Nf3 ) tfxh (ההסות HhSWT) - Refuge: KJV (1): trust - Strongs: H2622 (חָסוּת)
H) exh (ההסה HhSH) AC: ? CO: Refuge AB: ?
V) exh (ההסה HhSH) - Refuge: To take refuge or place ones trust in one or thing of support. KJV (37): (vf: Paal) trust, refuge, hope - Strongs: H2620 (חָסָה)
am) exhm (מההסה MHhSH) - Refuge: Refuge, shelter, hope, trust. KJV (20): refuge, shelter, hope, trust - Strongs: H4268 (מַחֲסֶה)
J) xfh (ההוס HhWS) AC: ? CO: Spare AB: ?: One who has been given refuge.
V) xfh (ההוס HhWS) - Spare: To give refuge to another. KJV (24): (vf: Paal) spare, pity, regard - Strongs: H2347 (חוּס)
L) xhi (יההס YHhS) AC: ? CO: Lineage AB: ?: One is supported by his family line.
V) xhi (יההס YHhS) - Lineage: Ones history within the family. [df: Vxy] KJV (20): (vf: Hitpael) genealogy - Strongs: H3187 (יָחַשׂ)
Nm ) xhi (יההס YHhS) - Lineage: Ones history within the family. [df: Vxy] KJV (1): genealogy - Strongs: H3188 (יַחַשׂ)
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Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
חָסָה [fut. יֶחֱסֶה and יֶחְסֶה] properly to flee (see the root חוּשׁ ), specially to take refuge, to flee some where for refuge, followed by בְּ of the place, as בְּצֵל פּ׳ under the shadow (protection) of some one, Judges 9:15; Isaiah 30:2 בְּצֵל כַּנְפֵי יְיָ under the shadow of the wings of God, Psalms 57:2, 61:5 hence to trust in some one, especially in God, followed by בְּ, Psalms 2:12, 5:12 7:2 25:20 31:2 37:40, etc. Absol. Psal. 17:7. Proverbs 14:32, חֹסֶה בְמוֹתוֹ צַדִּיק “the righteous confides (in God) in his death,” i.e. when dying, or as about to die.
Derivatives, חָסוּת, מַחֲסֶה, מַחֲסֵיָה, and
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