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מַחֲסֶה H4268
H4268 is the Hebrew word מַחֲסֶה, transliterated machăçeh and said makh-as-eh'. The King James Version most often renders it refuge.
What it means
a shelter (literally or figuratively).
Where it comes from
or מַחְסֶה; from H2620 (חָסָה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 15 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: hope, (place of) refuge, shelter, trust.
Verses using מַחֲסֶה
All 15 verses, quoted in full.
Psalm 46:1 · KJV
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Psalm 61:3 · KJV
For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
Psalm 62:7 · KJV
In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
Psalm 62:8 · KJV
Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
Psalm 73:28 · KJV
But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
Psalm 91:2 · KJV
I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
Psalm 91:9 · KJV
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;
Psalm 104:18 · KJV
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
Psalm 142:5 · KJV
I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
Isaiah 4:6 · KJV
And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the day time from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a covert from storm and from rain.
Isaiah 25:4 · KJV
For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
Isaiah 28:15 · KJV
Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
Isaiah 28:17 · KJV
Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
Jeremiah 17:17 · KJV
Be not a terror unto me: thou art my hope in the day of evil.
Joel 3:16 · KJV
The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
Common questions
What does Strong's H4268 mean?
H4268 is the Hebrew word מַחֲסֶה (machăçeh), meaning a shelter (literally or figuratively).
How is H4268 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it refuge (9 times), hast been a shelter (1 time), trust (1 time), art my refuge (1 time), place of refuge (1 time), among others.
How many times does H4268 appear in the Bible?
מַחֲסֶה (machăçeh) is tagged in 15 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4268 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: or מַחְסֶה; from H2620 (חָסָה).
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