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) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. (literary) to shelter, to take refuge
    • Tanach, 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 […]
    • Tanach, 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
    • Tanach, 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 אֶחֱסֶהנֶחֱסֶה
second תֶּחֱסֶהתֶּחֱסִיתֶּחֱסוּתֶּחֱסֶינָה2
third יֶחֱסֶהתֶּחֱסֶהיֶחֱסוּתֶּחֱסֶינָה2
imperative חֲסֵהחֲסִיחֲסוּחֲסֶינָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָסִיתֶם and חָסִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

or

Conjugation of חָסָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לַחְסוֹת
  • 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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