חסה

Hebrew
חסה

Etymology 1

From Aramaic חַסָּא‎ (khassaʾ). Compare likely cognates Arabic خَسّ‎ (ḵass) and Maltese ħassa, both with the same meaning.

Noun

חַסָּה • (khása) f (plural indefinite חָסָוֹת‎)

  1. lettuce (an edible plant, Lactuca sativa)

References
  • “חסה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Etymology 2
Root
ח־ס־ה‎ (ḥ-s-h)

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
Conjugation of חָסָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לַחֲסוֹת‎
  • action noun: חֲסִיָּה‎
  • passive participle: חָסוּי‎
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָסִיתִי‎חָסִינוּ‎
second חָסִיתָ‎חָסִית‎חֲסִיתֶם‎1חֲסִיתֶן‎1
third חָסָהחָסְתָה‎חָסוּ‎
present חוֹסֶה‎חוֹסָה‎חוֹסִים‎חוֹסוֹת‎
future first אֶחְסֶה‎נֶחְסֶה‎
second תֶּחְסֶה‎תֶּחְסִי‎תֶּחְסוּ‎תֶּחְסֶינָה‎2
third יֶחְסֶה‎תֶּחְסֶה‎יֶחְסוּ‎תֶּחְסֶינָה‎2
imperative חֲסֵהחֲסִי‎חֲסוּ‎חֲסֶינָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָסִיתֶם‎ and חָסִיתֶן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 3
Root
ח־ו־ס‎ (ḥ-w-s)

Verb

חָסָה • (khasá)

  1. Third-person feminine singular past (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)
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