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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.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:8 - They are wet with the rain of the mountains
and cling to the rock for lack of shelter.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:6 - You would shame the plans of the poor,
but[fn] the LORD is his refuge.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:1 - To the choirmaster. Of the Sons of Korah. According to Alamoth.[fn] A Song.
God is our refuge and strength,
a very present[fn] help in trouble.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 61:3 - for you have been my refuge,
a strong tower against the enemy.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:7 - On God rests my salvation and my glory;
my mighty rock, my refuge is God.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:8 - Trust in him at all times, O people;
pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:7 - I have been as a portent to many,
but you are my strong refuge.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:28 - But for me it is good to be near God;
I have made the Lord GOD my refuge,
that I may tell of all your works.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:2 - I will say[fn] to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress,
my God, in whom I trust.”
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:9 - Because you have made the LORD your dwelling place—
the Most High, who is my refuge[fn]
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:22 - But the LORD has become my stronghold,
and my God the rock of my refuge.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:18 - The high mountains are for the wild goats;
the rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.
Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:5 - I cry to you, O LORD;
I say, “You are my refuge,
my portion in the land of the living.”
Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:26 - In the fear of the LORD one has strong confidence,
and his children will have a refuge.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:6 - There will be a booth for shade by day from the heat, and for a refuge and a shelter from the storm and rain.
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:4 - For you have been a stronghold to the poor,
a stronghold to the needy in his distress,
a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat;
for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall,
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:15 - Because you have said, “We have made a covenant with death,
and with Sheol we have an agreement,
when the overwhelming whip passes through
it will not come to us,
for we have made lies our refuge,
and in falsehood we have taken shelter”;
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:17 - And I will make justice the line,
and righteousness the plumb line;
and hail will sweep away the refuge of lies,
and waters will overwhelm the shelter.”
Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:17 - Be not a terror to me;
you are my refuge in the day of disaster.
Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:16 - The LORD roars from Zion,
and utters his voice from Jerusalem,
and the heavens and the earth quake.
But the LORD is a refuge to his people,
a stronghold to the people of Israel.
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