What does חָסָה · ἐλπίς mean in the Bible?
חָסָה · ἐλπίς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "one who takes refuge or finds shelter".
Hebrew · H2620, G1680
חֹסֶה
To flee for protection; figuratively, to confide in · expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
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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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ἐλπίς G1680 expectation (abstractly or concretely) or confidence
Pronunciation elpís
Hope anchored in God's character and future promises, not mere wishful thinking or human optimism
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What does חֹסֶה (choseh) mean in the Bible?
חָסָה · ἐλπίς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "one who takes refuge or finds shelter".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2620, G1680?
H2620, G1680 is connected to 37 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. one who takes refuge or finds shelter
Source Gloss
one who takes refuge or finds shelter
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 23
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×
Word Origins
חֹסֶה is built from this root:
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