What does חֹסֶן mean in the Bible?
חֹסֶן is a Hebrew word meaning "wealth".
Hebrew · H2633
חֹסֶן
Wealth
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חֹסֶן H2633
What does חֹסֶן mean in the Bible?
חֹסֶן is a Hebrew word meaning "wealth".
Full entry for חֹסֶן (H2633) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2633?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a storehouse (1), riches (1), the treasures (1), the wealth (1), treasure (1).
Where does חֹסֶן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Proverbs 15:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (2), Ezekiel (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It a storehouse 1× Isaiah 33:6
riches 1× Proverbs 27:24
the treasures 1× Ezekiel 22:25
the wealth 1× Jeremiah 20:5
treasure 1× Proverbs 15:6
Show sample aligned rows
Proverbs 15:6 חֹ֣סֶן to treasure Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 27:24 חֹ֑סֶן to riches Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 33:6 חֹ֥סֶן to a storehouse Noun - masculine singular construct Jeremiah 20:5 חֹ֙סֶן֙ to the wealth Noun - masculine singular construct Ezekiel 22:25 חֹ֤סֶן to the treasures Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Proverbs 15:6
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Proverbs 2 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
חֹ֣סֶן 1x ḥō·sen Proverbs 15:6
חֹ֑סֶן 1x ḥō·sen Proverbs 27:24
חֹ֥סֶן 1x ḥō·sen Isaiah 33:6
חֹ֙סֶן֙ 1x ḥō·sen Jeremiah 20:5
חֹ֤סֶן 1x ḥō·sen Ezekiel 22:25
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 3x Proverbs 15:6, Proverbs 27:24, Ezekiel 22:25
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Isaiah 33:6, Jeremiah 20:5
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. wealth
Source Gloss
wealth
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
wealth Usage: riches, strength, treasure.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חֹסֶן is built from this root:
חָסַן H2630
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain