מַחֲסֶהmachăçeh
refuge, shelter
Pronunciation: makh-as-eh' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H4268
Meanings
b. rocks a refuge for conies, refuge of falsehood (Psalms 104:18; Isaiah 28:17; Isaiah 28:15)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 20 times in the Bible.
- Job 24:8 They are soaked by mountain showers, and they huddle against the rocks for want of a home.
- Psalms 14:6 The wicked frustrate the plans of the oppressed, but the Lord will protect his people.
- Psalms 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.
- Psalms 61:3 for you are my safe refuge, a fortress where my enemies cannot reach me.
- Psalms 62:7 My victory and honor come from God alone. He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.
- Psalms 62:8 O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge. Interlude
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).