מַחְסֶּה
maḥsseh
refuge
Strong's H4268NounHebrewTWOT 700b

מַחְסֶּה (maḥsseh) is a Hebrew noun meaning refuge. It appears 20 times in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H4268).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 700b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 700b)refuge, shelter; hope, trust
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

מַחְסֶּה noun, masculine: refuge, shelter

Strong's H4268 מַחֲסֶה: a shelter (literally or figuratively)
KJV:hope, (place of) refuge, shelter, trust.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 700: חָסָה ḥāsâ — seek refuge; flee, confide; have hope, make refuge, trust

See it in Scripture

Job 24:8Psalms 14:6Proverbs 14:26

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