Hebrew verb · H2620
חָסָה
chasahkhaw-saw'
to seek refuge
37 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: châçâh
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H2620is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 9 of 39Old Testament books
- 31spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H2620
to flee for protection; figuratively, to confide in
The King James renders it: have hope, make refuge, (put) trust.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
chasah is rendered "to seek refuge". It stands 37 times in the Hebrew text, across nine books.
- Twenty-five of the uses stand in Psalms, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Deuteronomy 32:37He will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,
- The Greek text spells it thirty-one different ways.
The first use
He will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,
Deuteronomy 32:37חָסָ֥יוּ
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Twenty-five of the word's thirty-seven uses are in Psalms.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- I have taken refuge5
- I take refuge5
- to take refuge3
- for the take refuge2
- seek refuge2
- take refuge2
- those take refuge2
- and he will take refuge1
- and seeking refuge1
- and the takes refuge1
- and they will take refuge1
- and to seek refuge1
and 11 more, 37 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 37, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
31 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- חָסִ֑יתִי3
- לַחֲס֥וֹת3
- הַחֹסִ֥ים2
- חָסִ֥יתִי2
- אֶחְסֶ֑ה1
- אֶֽחֱסֶ֨ה1
- אֶֽחֱסֶה־1
- אֶחֱסֶה־1
- הַחֹסִ֬ים1
- וְהַחוֹסֶ֥ה1
- וְחָ֣סָה1
- וְחֹסֶ֖ה1
and 19 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singular8HVqp1cs
- verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singular4HVqi1cs
- preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)3HR/Vqcc
- the definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine plural3HTd/Vqrmpa
- verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)3HVqrmpc
- preposition with the article + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine plural2HRd/Vqrmpa
- verb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common plural2HVqp3cp
- conjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)1HC/R/Vqcc
- conjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singular1HC/Td/Vqrmsa
- Hc/Vqq3cp1Hc/Vqq3cp
- Hc/Vqq3ms1Hc/Vqq3ms
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singular1HC/Vqrmsa
Deuteronomy
one use
He will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,
- חָסָ֥יוּchasayuverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they sought refuge
Judges
one use
But the thornbush replied, ‘If you really are anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’
- חֲס֣וּchasuverb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluraltagged: take refuge
Ruth
one use
May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.”
- לַחֲס֥וֹתlachasotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to take refuge
2 Samuel
two uses
My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
- אֶחֱסֶה־ʾecheseh-verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I take refuge
As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
- הַחֹסִ֥יםhachosimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine pluraltagged: those seek refuge
Psalms
twenty-five uses
Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
- ח֥וֹסֵיchoseiverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: seek refuge
But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
- ח֪וֹסֵיchoseiverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: seek refuge
O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,
- חָסִ֑יתִיchasitiverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I have sought refuge
In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!
- חָסִ֗יתִיchasitiverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I have taken refuge
Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
- חָסִ֥יתִיchasitiverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I have taken refuge
Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.
- חוֹסִ֑יםchosimverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine pluraltagged: of take refuge
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- אֶֽחֱסֶה־ʾecheseh-verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I take refuge
As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
- הַחֹסִ֬יםhachosimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine pluraltagged: those take refuge
Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.
- חָסִ֥יתִיchasitiverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I have taken refuge
In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.
- חָ֭סִיתִיchasitiverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I have taken refuge
How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!
- לַחֹסִ֣יםlachosimpreposition with the article + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine pluraltagged: for the take refuge
Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
- יֶחֱסֶה־yecheseh-verb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he takes refuge
The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
- הַחֹסִ֥יםhachosimthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine pluraltagged: those take refuge
How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
- יֶחֱסָיֽוּן׃yechesayunverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine plural + paragogic nuntagged: they take refuge
The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.
- חָ֥סוּchasuverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person common pluraltagged: they have taken refuge
Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
- חָסָ֪יָהchasayahverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person feminine singulartagged: it takes refuge
- אֶחְסֶ֑הʾechsehverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I take refuge
Let me dwell in Your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
- אֶֽחֱסֶ֨הʾechesehverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: let me take refuge
Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.
- וְחָ֣סָהvechasahHc/Vqq3mstagged: and he will take refuge
In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
- חָסִ֑יתִיchasitiverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I have taken refuge
He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
- תֶּחְסֶ֑הtechsehverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you will take refuge
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
- לַחֲס֥וֹתlachasotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to take refuge
It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
- לַחֲס֥וֹתlachasotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to take refuge
But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.
- חָ֝סִ֗יתִיchasitiverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I take refuge
He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
- חָסִ֑יתִיchasitiverb · simple (qal), qatal (perfect) · 1st person common singulartagged: I take refuge
Proverbs
two uses
The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
- וְחֹסֶ֖הvechosehconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: and seeking refuge
Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
- לַֽחֹסִ֥יםlachosimpreposition with the article + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine pluraltagged: for the take refuge
Isaiah
three uses
What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”
- יֶחֱס֖וּyechesuverb · simple (qal), yiqtol (imperfect) · 3rd person masculine pluraltagged: they will take refuge
They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade.
- וְלַחְס֖וֹתvelachsotconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)tagged: and to seek refuge
When you cry out, let your companies of idols deliver you! Yet the wind will carry off all of them, a breath will take them away. But he who seeks refuge in Me will inherit the land and possess My holy mountain.”
- וְהַחוֹסֶ֥הvehachosehconjunction (“and”) + the definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), participle · masculine singulartagged: and the takes refuge
Nahum
one use
The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
- חֹ֥סֵיchoseiverb · simple (qal), participle · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: take refuge
Zephaniah
one use
But I will leave within you a meek and humble people, and they will trust in the name of the LORD.
- וְחָס֖וּvechasuHc/Vqq3cptagged: and they will take refuge
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.