H2621 H2621
Hosah; (1) a Levitical gatekeeper in David's time; (2) a town in the territory of Asher
Hosah serves as both a personal name and a place name, deriving from the root meaning 'refuge' or 'to take shelter.' As a person, Hosah was one of the Levitical doorkeepers appointed by David for the temple service (1 Chr 16:38; 26:10, 11, 16), entrusted with guarding the western gate. As a place, Hosah appears in the boundary description of Asher's tribal allotment (Josh 19:29), though its exact location remains unidentified. The Septuagint readings vary considerably (Iasif, Sousa, Osa), suggesting early uncertainty about the toponym.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Hosah, a proper name meaning 'refuge.' Designates (a) a Merarite Levite appointed as a gatekeeper under David, assigned to the western Shalleketh gate (1 Chr 16:38; 26:10, 11, 16), and (b) a border town in the tribal territory of Asher (Josh 19:29) whose site is unknown. The Spanish renderings 'Hosa' and French 'Chosah' preserve the aspirated initial consonant, while the divergent Septuagint forms suggest the place name was already obscure to Greek translators. 5×
AR["إِلَى-حُوصَةَ", "لِحُوسَةَ", "وَ-حُوسَةُ", "وَ-لِحُوسَةَ"]·ben["-জন্য", "আর-হোষার", "আর-হোষার-জন্য", "হোষাতে", "হোষার"]·DE["Chosah", "[וחסה]", "[ולחסה]", "[לחסה]"]·EN["And-to-Chosah", "Chosah", "and-Hosah", "and-to-Chosah", "of-Chosah"]·FR["Chosah", "[וחסה]", "[ולחסה]", "[לחסה]"]·heb["ו-חסה", "ו-ל-חסה", "חוסה", "ל-חסה"]·HI["और-होसा", "और-होसा-के-लिए", "होसा", "होसा-के-लिए"]·ID["Hosa", "bagi-Hosa", "dan-Hosa", "dan-bagi-Hosa"]·IT["Chosah", "[וחסה]", "[ולחסה]", "[לחסה]"]·jav["Hosa", "Lan-dhateng-Hosa", "dhateng-Hosa", "lan-Hosa", "lan-dhateng-Hosa"]·KO["그-와-호사", "그리고-에-대한-호사", "에-대한-호사", "호사로"]·PT["E-para-Hosah", "Hosá", "e-Hosah", "e-para-Hosah", "para-Hosah"]·RU["Хоси", "и-Хоса", "и-Хосе", "к-Хосе"]·ES["Y-para-Hosa", "a-Hosa", "para-Hosa", "y-Josá", "y-para-Hosa"]·SW["Hosa", "kwa-Hosa", "na-Hosa", "na-kwa-Hosa"]·TR["Hosa", "Hosa'nın", "Ve-Hosa'nın", "ve-Hosa", "ve-Hosa'ya"]·urd["اور-حوساہ-کے", "اور-حوساہ-کے-لیے", "اور-حوسہ", "حوساہ-کے", "حوسہ"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† חֹסָה 1. n.pr.m. (refuge)—name of one of the Levitical doorkeepers of the temple 1 Ch 16:38; 26:10, 11, 16. 2. n.pr.loc. place in the tribe of Asher Jos 19:29; site unknown; 𝔊 Ιασιφ, A Σουσα, 𝔊L Ωσα.