חסה

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	חָסִיתִי‎		חָסִינוּ‎
	second	חָסִיתָ‎	חָסִית‎	חֲסִיתֶם‎1	חֲסִיתֶן‎1
	third	חָסָה	חָסְתָה‎	חָסוּ‎
present		חוֹסֶה‎	חוֹסָה‎	חוֹסִים‎	חוֹסוֹת‎
future	first	אֶחְסֶה‎		נֶחְסֶה‎
	second	תֶּחְסֶה‎	תֶּחְסִי‎	תֶּחְסוּ‎	תֶּחְסֶינָה‎2
	third	יֶחְסֶה‎	תֶּחְסֶה‎	יֶחְסוּ‎	תֶּחְסֶינָה‎2
imperative		חֲסֵה	חֲסִי‎	חֲסוּ‎	חֲסֶינָה‎2
notes		Pronounced חָסִיתֶם‎ and חָסִיתֶן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. 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)