חסה
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Hebrew
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Aramaic חַסָּא (khassaʾ). Compare likely cognates Arabic خَسّ (ḵass) and Maltese ħassa, both with the same meaning.
Noun
[edit]חַסָּה • (khása) f (plural indefinite חַסּוֹת)
- lettuce (an edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green and/or purple leaves)
- (uncountable, vegetable) lettuce (the leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable; as a dish often mixed with other ingredients, dressing etc)
References
[edit]- “חסה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Etymology 2
[edit]Root |
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ח־ס־ה (kh-s-h) |
Verb
[edit]חָסָה • (khasá) (pa'al construction)
- (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.
- 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
[edit]Conjugation of חָסָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms | |||||
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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 | אֶחֱסֶה | נֶחֱסֶה | ||
second | תֶּחֱסֶה | תֶּחֱסִי | תֶּחֱסוּ | תֶּחֱסֶינָה2 | |
third | יֶחֱסֶה | תֶּחֱסֶה | יֶחֱסוּ | תֶּחֱסֶינָה2 | |
imperative | חֲסֵה | חֲסִי | חֲסוּ | חֲסֶינָה2 | |
notes |
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Conjugation of חָסָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms | |||||
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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 |
Etymology 3
[edit]Root |
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ח־ו־ס (kh-w-s) |
Verb
[edit]חָסָה • (khasá)
- 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.
- כאפרוח יתום תעיתי בדד מסביב לקִנִּי, אבי ואמי עזבוני ועין לא חסה עלי.
- Feminine singular present participle and present tense of חָס (khas)
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