Hebrew · H2620, G1679 · unreviewed

חָסָה

To flee for protection; figuratively, to confide in · to expect or confide

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חָסָה H2620 to flee for protection; figuratively, to confide in

Pronunciation ḥôsê

Seeking physical refuge naturally extends to trusting or confiding in a protective authority

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ἐλπίζω G1679 to expect or confide

Pronunciation elpízō

To look forward with confident expectation, often directed toward God's promised fulfillment.

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What does חָסָה (chasah) mean in the Bible?

חָסָה · ἐλπίζω is a Hebrew word meaning "to take shelter or seek protection".

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Meaning

to take shelter or seek protection

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 23×

Perfect Ps 7:2 · Ps 11:1 · Ps 16:1 · Ps 25:20 · Ps 31:2 · Ps 71:1 · Ps 141:8 · Ps 144:2 · Deut 32:37 · Ps 37:40 · Ps 57:2 11×

Imperfect 2Sam 22:3 · Ps 18:3 · Ps 57:2 · Ps 61:5 · Isa 14:32 · Ps 34:9 · Ps 91:4 7×

Participle active Nah 1:7 · Ps 2:12 · Ps 5:12 · Ps 17:7 4×

Sequential imperfect Judg 9:15 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 23 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 11 Imperfect 7 Participle 4 Imperative 1

Stem

Qal 23

Mood

Indicative 11 Indicative/cohortative 4 Indicative/jussive 3 Imperative 1

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 13 — The More Excellent Way of Love Matthew 12 — The Lord of the Sabbath, the Servant of the Lord, and the Crisis of Unbelief Romans 15 — Bearing with the Weak, Welcoming One Another, and Paul’s Priestly Mission to the Gentiles

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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