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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מָנוֹס H4498
Pronunciation mānwōs
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 It my refuge 3× 2 Samuel 22:3, Psalms 59:16, Jeremiah 16:19
and escape 1× Job 11:20
Escape 1× Amos 2:14
Flight 1× Jeremiah 25:35
refuge 1× Psalms 142:4
they flee 1× Jeremiah 46:5
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 22:3 וּמְנוּסִ֔י to my refuge Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Job 11:20 וּ֭מָנוֹס to and escape Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 59:16 וּ֝מָנ֗וֹס to my refuge Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 142:4 מָנ֣וֹס to refuge Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 16:19 וּמְנוּסִ֖י to my refuge Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Jeremiah 25:35 מָנ֖וֹס to Flight Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 46:5 וּמָנ֥וֹס to they flee Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Amos 2:14 מָנוֹס֙ to Escape Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 22:3
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 5
2 Samuel 1 Job 1 Psalms 2 Jeremiah 3 Amos 1
Source forms
וּ֭מָנוֹס 1x ū·mā·nō·ws Job 11:20
וּ֝מָנ֗וֹס 1x ū·mā·nō·ws Psalms 59:16
וּמָנ֥וֹס 1x ū·mā·nō·ws Jeremiah 46:5
וּמְנוּסִ֔י 1x ū·mə·nū·sî 2 Samuel 22:3
וּמְנוּסִ֖י 1x ū·mə·nū·sî Jeremiah 16:19
מָנ֣וֹס 1x mā·nō·ws Psalms 142:4
מָנ֖וֹס 1x mā·nō·ws Jeremiah 25:35
מָנוֹס֙ 1x mā·nō·ws Amos 2:14
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 3x Job 11:20, Psalms 59:16, Jeremiah 46:5
Noun - masculine singular 3x Psalms 142:4, Jeremiah 25:35, Amos 2:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 2x 2 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 definition Source: 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:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain