חָסָה châçâh — to flee for protection

pronounced khaw-saw' · Strong's H2620 · 37 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 1 stem: Qal (Pa'al)

Translated in the KJV as have hope, make refuge, trust.

a primitive root; (compare H982); to flee for protection; figuratively, to confide in.

châçâh in each stem

Qal (Pa'al) 37×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Perfect (qatal) 12Participle (active) 11Imperfect (yiqtol) 8Infinitive construct 4Imperative 1Sequential perfect (weqatal) 1

חָסָ֥יוּ Deut 32:37 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person common plural

And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted, (KJV)

חֲס֣וּ Judg 9:15 Imperative, 2nd person masculine plural

And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon. (KJV)

לַחֲס֥וֹת Ruth 2:12 Infinitive construct

The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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