Chasah, “To take refuge,” Strong’s H2620

The first occurrence.

And He shall say: Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted? Deu 32:37

The primitive root.

Strong’s H2620 חסה chasah; a primitive root meaning, “to seek or find refuge.” The 3-letter root is chet + sin + hey.

chet ח  = the wall, thus outside, divide, half
sin ס  =  the thorn, thus grab, hate, protect
hey ה  =   man w/ raised arms, thus look, reveal, wonder, worship, breath

The story: When the wall (chet) which protects (sin) is found (hey, in the sense of pointing out a discovery). Our English word “house” comes from the CH-S root.

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