Chasah חָסָה

Chasah (Hebrew חָסָה, Strong's H2620) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to seek refuge”. It occurs 37 times in 36 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Trusting God

Verses

Every verse with Chasah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 32:37
  And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,He will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,

Judges

• Judges 9:15
  And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye anoint me king over you, then come and put your trust in my shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Lebanon.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.’

Ruth

• Ruth 2:12
  The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.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.”

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 22:3
  The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.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.
• 2 Samuel 22:31
  As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.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.

Psalms

• Psalm 2:12
  Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
• Psalm 5:11
  But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever shout for joy. May You shelter them, that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.
• Psalm 7:1
  O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:O LORD my God, I take refuge in You; save me and deliver me from all my pursuers,
• Psalm 11:1
  In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!
• Psalm 16:1
  Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge.
• Psalm 17:7
  Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.
• Psalm 18:2
  The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
• Psalm 18:30
  As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.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.
• Psalm 25:20
  O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.
• Psalm 31:1
  In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.
• Psalm 31:19
  Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!
• Psalm 34:8
  O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
• Psalm 34:22
  The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.The LORD redeems His servants, and none who take refuge in Him will be condemned.
• Psalm 36:7
  How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
• Psalm 37:40
  And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.The LORD helps and delivers them; He rescues and saves them from the wicked, because they take refuge in Him.
• Psalm 57:1
  Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.
• Psalm 61:4
  I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.Let me dwell in Your tent forever and take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. Selah
• Psalm 64:10
  The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.
• Psalm 71:1
  In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion.In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.
• Psalm 91:4
  He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.He will cover you with His feathers; under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and rampart.
• Psalm 118:8
  It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
• Psalm 118:9
  It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
• Psalm 141:8
  But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.
• Psalm 144:2
  My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 14:32
  The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
• Proverbs 30:5
  Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 14:32
  What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the Lord hath founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it.What answer will be given to the envoys of that nation? “The LORD has founded Zion, where His afflicted people will find refuge.”
• Isaiah 30:2
  That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh, and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade.
• Isaiah 57:13
  When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take them: but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain;When you cry out, let your companies of idols deliver you! Yet the wind will carry off all of them, a breath will take them away. But he who seeks refuge in Me will inherit the land and possess My holy mountain.”

Nahum

• Nahum 1:7
  The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.

Zephaniah

• Zephaniah 3:12
  I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord.But I will leave within you a meek and humble people, and they will trust in the name of the LORD.

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).