Strong's Hebrew · H2620
H2620 châçâh
חָסָה
khaw-saw'
to seek refuge
Looking for Greek G2620 katakaucháomai? It has the same number in Strong's Greek lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of H2620. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
châçâh appears 37 times in Scripture, including Deuteronomy 32:37 and Judges 9:15. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
to flee for protection; figuratively, to confide in
In the King James Version
have hope, make refuge, (put) trust.
Derivation
a primitive root; (compare H982 (בָּטַח))
Appears 37 times in Scripture
“He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.”
“But the thornbush replied, ‘If you really are anointing me as king over you, come and find refuge in my shade. But if not, may fire come out of the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon.’”
“May the LORD repay your work, and may you receive a rich reward from the LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have taken refuge.””
“The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.”
“As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.”
“He will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,”
“O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,”
“In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!”
“Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.”
“My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
