Lexical Definition

‎חֹסָה‎ Chôçâh (kho-saw') Hosah ^N:N--L
from ‎חָסָה‎; hopeful

Hosah.

• § Hosah = "refuge"
• Chosah, an Israelite
• also a place in Palestine

n pr m
1) a Levitical doorkeeper of the temple
n pr loc
2) a place in Asher, site unknown

Extended Information

• a place in Asher

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חֹסָה‎

1. proper name, masculine (refuge) — name of one of the Levitical doorkeepers of the temple 1Chr 16:38; 1Chr 26:10; 1Chr 26:11; 1Chr 26:16.

2. proper name, of a location place in the tribe of Asher Josh 19:29 site unknown; ᵐ5 Ιασιφ, A Σουσα, ᵐ5^L Ωσα.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Hosah • A Levitical city in Asher

Hosah, a Levitical city on the border of Asher (Joshua 19:29).

• A location only mentioned at Jos.19.29;
• only referred to as Hosah חֹסָה.
  

Hosah was a Levitical city located on the northern border of the territory allocated to the tribe of Asher (Joshua 19:29). It was situated near Tyre and was one of the cities assigned to the Levites, specifically the descendants of Gershon. Its exact location remains unknown.

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