מַחֲסֶה

Strong’s Definition

a shelter (literally or figuratively)

Etymology & Derivation

or מַחְסֶה; from H2620 (חָסָה);

KJV Usage

hope, (place of) refuge, shelter, trust.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.refuge, shelter
• 2.from rain or storm, from danger
• 3.of falsehood

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: machăçeh; Pronunciation: makh-as-eh'