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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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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:8 - They are drenched by mountain rains and hug the rocks for lack of shelter.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 14:6 - You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the LORD is their refuge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 46:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 46:1 - [fn]For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. According to alamoth.[fn] A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 61:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 61:3 - For you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the foe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:7 - My salvation and my honor depend on God[fn]; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:8 - Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 71:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 71:7 - I have become a sign to many; you are my strong refuge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:28 - But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign LORD my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:2 - I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:9 - If you say, “The LORD is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:22 - But the LORD has become my fortress, and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 104:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 104:18 - The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 142:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 142:5 - I cry to you, LORD; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:26 - Whoever fears the LORD has a secure fortress, and for their children it will be a refuge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 4:6 - It will be a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:4 - You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like a storm driving against a wall

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:15 - You boast, “We have entered into a covenant with death, with the realm of the dead we have made an agreement. When an overwhelming scourge sweeps by, it cannot touch us, for we have made a lie our refuge and falsehood[fn] our hiding place.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:17 - I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line; hail will sweep away your refuge, the lie, and water will overflow your hiding place.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:17 - Do not be a terror to me; you are my refuge in the day of disaster.

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Unchecked Copy Box Joe 3:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJoe 3:16 - The LORD will roar from Zion and thunder from Jerusalem; the earth and the heavens will tremble. But the LORD will be a refuge for his people, a stronghold for the people of Israel.
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