Quick Definition
refuge
Strong's Definition
a shelter (literally or figuratively)
Derivation: or מַחְסֶה; from H2620 (חָסָה);
KJV Usage: hope, (place of) refuge, shelter, trust.
TWOT Reference: 700b
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) refuge, shelter
1a) from rain or storm, from danger
1b) of falsehood
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) refuge, shelter
1a) from rain or storm, from danger
1b) of falsehood
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
מַחְסֶה / מַחֲסֶה
machăseh / machseh
BDB Definition:
1) refuge, shelter
1a) from rain or storm, from danger
1b) of falsehood
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H2620
Same Word by TWOT Number: 700b
Total KJV Occurrences: 20
