To seek refuge
חָסָהStrong’s H2620chasah (cha-sah)
Appears in 36 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Chasah is the Hebrew word usually translated “take refuge”, “have taken refuge” and “seek refuge”. It appears in 36 verses of the Old Testament.
“And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,”
Meaning
- (Qal) to seek refuge, flee for protectionto put trust in (God), confide or hope in (God) (fig.)
How it's translated
- i take refuge 5
- i have taken refuge 5
- to take refuge 3
- take refuge 2
- seek refuge 2
- those take refuge 2
- for take refuge 2
- they sought refuge 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Psalms 24
- Isaiah 3
- 2 Samuel 2
- Proverbs 2
- Deuteronomy 1
- Judges 1
9 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Judges 9:15And 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.
- Ruth 2:12The 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.
- 2 Samuel 22:3The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
- 2 Samuel 22:31As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
- Psalms 2:12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
- Psalms 5:11But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
Hebrew dictionary
חָסָה chasah · to seek refuge
1) (Qal) to seek refuge, flee for protection 1a) to put trust in (God), confide or hope in (God) (fig.)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.