What does מָנוֹס (mānwōs) mean in the Bible?
מָנוֹס (mānwōs): Refuge or escape route; movement from danger into protective space, literal or figurative.
Hebrew · H4498
מָנוֹס
A retreat (literally or figuratively); abstractly, a fleeing
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מָנוֹסH4498
Pronunciationmānwōs
What does מָנוֹס (mānwōs) mean in the Bible?
מָנוֹס (mānwōs): Refuge or escape route; movement from danger into protective space, literal or figurative.
Full entry for מָנוֹס (H4498) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H4498?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include my refuge (3), and escape (1), Escape (1), Flight (1), refuge (1).
Where does מָנוֹס (mānwōs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 22:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (3), Psalms (2), 2 Samuel (1), Amos (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itmy refuge3×2 Samuel 22:3, Psalms 59:16, Jeremiah 16:19
and escape1×Job 11:20
Escape1×Amos 2:14
Flight1×Jeremiah 25:35
refuge1×Psalms 142:4
they flee1×Jeremiah 46:5
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 22:3וּמְנוּסִ֔יtomy refugeConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularJob 11:20וּ֭מָנוֹסtoand escapeConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularPsalms 59:16וּ֝מָנ֗וֹסtomy refugeConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularPsalms 142:4מָנ֣וֹסtorefugeNoun - masculine singularJeremiah 16:19וּמְנוּסִ֖יtomy refugeConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularJeremiah 25:35מָנ֖וֹסtoFlightNoun - masculine singularJeremiah 46:5וּמָנ֥וֹסtothey fleeConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularAmos 2:14מָנוֹס֙toEscapeNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row2 Samuel 22:3
Aligned rows8
Books represented5
2 Samuel1Job1Psalms2Jeremiah3Amos1
Source forms
וּ֭מָנוֹס1xū·mā·nō·wsJob 11:20
וּ֝מָנ֗וֹס1xū·mā·nō·wsPsalms 59:16
וּמָנ֥וֹס1xū·mā·nō·wsJeremiah 46:5
וּמְנוּסִ֔י1xū·mə·nū·sî2 Samuel 22:3
וּמְנוּסִ֖י1xū·mə·nū·sîJeremiah 16:19
מָנ֣וֹס1xmā·nō·wsPsalms 142:4
מָנ֖וֹס1xmā·nō·wsJeremiah 25:35
מָנוֹס֙1xmā·nō·wsAmos 2:14
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular3xJob 11:20, Psalms 59:16, Jeremiah 46:5
Noun - masculine singular3xPsalms 142:4, Jeremiah 25:35, Amos 2:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular2x2 Samuel 22:3, Jeremiah 16:19
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Refuge or escape route; movement from danger into protective space, literal or figurative.
Source Gloss
a retreat (literally or figuratively); abstractly, a fleeing
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Refuge or escape route; movement from danger into protective space, literal or figurative.
a retreat (literally or figuratively); abstractly, a fleeing BDB: flight Usage: × apace, escape, way to flee, flight, refuge.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
מָנוֹס is built from this root: