חָסָהchâçâh

seek refuge, (mostly in poetry and figurative)

Pronunciation: khaw-saw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2620

Meanings

Qal: seek refuge (Psalms 64:11; Psalms 57:2; Psalms 7:2)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 37 times in the Bible.

  • Deuteronomy 32:37 Then he will ask, ‘Where are their gods, the rocks they fled to for refuge?
  • Judges 9:15 And the thornbush replied to the trees, ‘If you truly want to make me your king, come and take shelter in my shade. If not, let fire come out from me and devour the cedars of Lebanon.’”
  • Ruth 2:12 May the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take refuge, reward you fully for what you have done.”
  • 2 Samuel 22:3 my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. He is my refuge, my savior, the one who saves me from violence.
  • 2 Samuel 22:31 “God’s way is perfect. All the Lord’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.
  • Psalms 2:12 Submit to God’s royal son, or he will become angry, and you will be destroyed in the midst of all your activities— for his anger flares up in an instant. But what joy for all who take refuge in him!
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).