The meaning of “חֹסָה”
Understanding Chôçâh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Hosah. - § Hosah = "refuge" - Chosah, an Israelite - also a place in Palestine n pr m 1) a Levitical doorkeeper of the t...
חֹסָה
Hosah. - § Hosah = "refuge" - Chosah, an Israelite - also a place in Palestine n pr m 1) a Levitical doorkeeper of the temple n pr loc 2) a place in Asher, site unknown
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Joshua 19:29 | “And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:” Word: חֹסָה (Chôçâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 16:38 | “And Obed–edom with their brethren, threescore and eight; Obed–edom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah to be porters:” Word: חֹסָה (Chôçâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 26:10 | “Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the firstborn, yet his father made him the chief;)” Word: חֹסָה (Chôçâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 26:11 | “Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen.” Word: חֹסָה (Chôçâh) | |
| 1 Chronicles 26:16 | “To Shuppim and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward against ward.” Word: חֹסָה (Chôçâh) |