מָנוֹס
ma.nos
refuge
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
Supported# Manos (מָנוֹס): A Place of Refuge in Hebrew Scripture The Hebrew word *manos* refers to a refuge or place of escape. Based on its eight occurrences in the biblical text, this term denotes a physical or metaphorical location to which someone flees for safety or protection. The word captures the concept of sanctuary—a destination sought by those in danger or distress who require shelter from threat or harm. The relative rarity of *manos* in Scripture (appearing only eight times) suggests it held particular significance in specific contexts rather than serving as an everyday term. Its limited distribution indicates the word was reserved for situations of genuine peril where escape and sanctuary were paramount concerns. The term reflects the ancient Near Eastern reality of vulnerability and the human need for fortified or protected places during times of conflict or danger, making it a practical term grounded in the lived experience of ancient communities navigating warfare, persecution, and social upheaval.
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Occurrences in Scripture
8 total occurrences across the text
But the eyes of the wicked will fail. They will have no way to flee. Their hope will be the giving up of the spirit.”
Psalms 59:16But I will sing of your strength. Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning. For you have been my high tower, a refuge in the day of my distress.
Psalms 142:4Look on my right, and see; for there is no one who is concerned for me. Refuge has fled from me. No one cares for my soul.
Jeremiah 16:19Yahweh, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the nations will come to you from the ends of the earth, and will say, “Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, vanity and things in which there is no profit.
Jeremiah 25:35The shepherds will have no way to flee. The leader of the flock will have no escape.
Jeremiah 46:5Why have I seen it? They are dismayed and are turned backward. Their mighty ones are beaten down, have fled in haste, and don’t look back. Terror is on every side,” says Yahweh.
Amos 2:14Flight will perish from the swift; and the strong won’t strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself;
2 Samuel 22:3God is my rock in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.