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Lexicon :: Strong's H4268 - maḥăsê

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מַחֲסֶה
Transliteration
maḥăsê
Pronunciation
makh-as-eh'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 700b

Strong’s Definitions

מַחֲסֶה machăçeh, makh-as-eh'; or מַחְסֶה machçeh; from H2620; a shelter (literally or figuratively):—hope, (place of) refuge, shelter, trust.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x

The KJV translates Strong's H4268 in the following manner: refuge (15x), shelter (2x), hope (2x), trust (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 20x
The KJV translates Strong's H4268 in the following manner: refuge (15x), shelter (2x), hope (2x), trust (1x).

  1. refuge, shelter

    1. from rain or storm, from danger

    2. of falsehood

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
מַחֲסֶה machăçeh, makh-as-eh'; or מַחְסֶה machçeh; from H2620; a shelter (literally or figuratively):—hope, (place of) refuge, shelter, trust.
STRONGS H4268: Abbreviations
† מַחְסֶּה noun masculineProverbs 14:26 refuge, shelter; — absolute מַ׳ Job 24:8 5 times; מַחֲסֶה Psalm 46:2 2 times; construct מַחְסֵּה Isaiah 28:17; suffix מַחְסִּי Psalm 62:8 5 times; מַחֲסִי Psalm 71:7; Jeremiah 17:17, מַחְסֵּהוּ Psalm 14:6, מַחְסֵּנוּ Isaiah 28:15; — shelter:
a. from rain and storm Isaiah 4:6; Isaiah 25:4; Job 24:8.
b. from danger סְלָעִים מַחְסֶּה לַשְׁפַנִּים rocks a refuge for conies Psalm 104:18; מחסה כזב refuge of falsehood Isaiah 28:17; כזב מחסנוּ falsehood our refuge Isaiah 28:15; elsewhere of God as the refuge of his people Psalm 14:6; Psalm 46:2; Psalm 61:4; Psalm 62:8; Psalm 62:9; Psalm 71:7; Psalm 73:28; Psalm 91:2; Psalm 91:9; Psalm 94:22; Psalm 142:6; Proverbs 14:26; Jeremiah 17:17; Joel 4:16 [Joel 3:16].
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

24:8; 24:8

Psalms

14:6; 14:6; 46:2; 46:2; 61:4; 62:8; 62:8; 62:9; 71:7; 71:7; 73:28; 91:2; 91:9; 94:22; 104:18; 142:6

Proverbs

14:26; 14:26

Isaiah

4:6; 25:4; 28:15; 28:15; 28:17; 28:17

Jeremiah

17:17; 17:17

Joel

3:16

H4268

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H4268 matches the Hebrew מַחֲסֶה (maḥăsê),
which occurs 20 times in 20 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Drenched by mountain rains,

they huddle against[fn] the rocks, shelterless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:6

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You sinners frustrate the plans of the oppressed,

but the LORD is his refuge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 46:1

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God is our refuge and strength,

a helper who is always found

in times of trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 61:3

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for you have been a refuge for me,

a strong tower in the face of the enemy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:7

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My salvation and glory depend on God, my strong rock.

My refuge is in God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:8

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Trust in him at all times, you people;

pour out your hearts before him.

God is our refuge.Selah

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I am like a miraculous sign to many,

and you are my strong refuge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:28

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But as for me, God’s presence is my good.

I have made the Lord GOD my refuge,

so I can tell about all you do.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:2

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I will say[fn] concerning the LORD, who is my refuge and my fortress,

my God in whom I trust:

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Because you have made the LORD ​— ​my refuge,

the Most High ​— ​your dwelling place,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:22

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But the LORD is my refuge;

my God is the rock of my protection.

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The high mountains are for the wild goats;

the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 142:5

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I cry to you, LORD;

I say, “You are my shelter,

my portion in the land of the living.”

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In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence

and his children have a refuge.

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and there will be a shelter for shade from heat by day and a refuge and shelter from storm and rain.

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For you have been a stronghold for the poor person,

a stronghold for the needy in his distress,

a refuge from storms and a shade from heat.

When the breath of the violent

is like a storm against a wall,

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For you said, “We have made a covenant with Death,

and we have an agreement with Sheol;

when the overwhelming catastrophe[fn] passes through,

it will not touch us,

because we have made falsehood our refuge

and have hidden behind treachery.”

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“And I will make justice the measuring line

and righteousness the mason’s level.”

Hail will sweep away the false refuge,

and water will flood your hiding place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:17

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Don’t become a terror to me.

You are my refuge in the day of disaster.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:16

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The LORD will roar from Zion

and make his voice heard from Jerusalem;

heaven and earth will shake.

But the LORD will be a refuge for his people,

a stronghold for the Israelites.

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