Hebrew

חסה

Noun

חָסָה • ‎(khása) f ‎(plural indefinite חָסָוֹת)

1. lettuce (an edible plant, Lactuca sativa)
   • a. 500 CE, Babylonian Talmud, Pesachim 115:1:

     […] והדר אכיל מצה וחסא בהדי הדדי בלא ברכה זכר למקדש […] ‎

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Etymology 2

Verb

חָסָה • ‎(khasá) ‎(pa'al construction)

1. (literary) to shelter, to take refuge
   • Judges 9:15, with translation of the New International Version:

     […] בֹּאוּ חֲסוּ בְצִלִּי […] ‎

     […] bo'ú khasú b'tsilí […]

     […] come and take refuge in my shade […]

   • Psalms 144:2, with translation of the New International Version:

     חַסְדִּי וּמְצוּדָתִי מִשְׂגַּבִּי וּֽמְפַלְטִי לִי מָגִנִּי וּבֹו חָסִיתִי הָרֹודֵד עַמִּי תַחְתָּֽי׃‎

     He is my loving God and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.

2. to trust, to have faith in something or someone
   • Nahum 1:7, with translation of the New International Version:

     טֹוב יהוה לְמָעֹוז בְּיֹום צָרָה וְיֹדֵעַ חֹסֵי בֹֽו׃‎

     The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares (for those who) trust in him,

Conjugation

Etymology 3

Verb

חָסָה • ‎(khasá)

1. Feminine singular past tense (suffix conjugation) of חָס ‎(khas)
   • 1919, Hayim Nahman Bialik, Aftermath 1

     כאפרוח יתום תעיתי בדד מסביב לקִנִּי, אבי ואמי עזבוני ועין לא חסה עלי.‎

     As a chicken orphan I wandered alone around my nest, my father and mother left me and no eye had mercy on me.

2. Feminine singular present participle and present tense of חָס ‎(khas)