[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/refuge.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / refuge [← R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/R/) # refuge «refuge» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **safety or shelter from danger, trouble or bad weather** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech noun (refuge — uncountable; a refuge, refuges) ### meaning for a pupil 1) Refuge is safety or shelter from danger, trouble or bad weather. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuge/#m1) 2) A refuge is a place that gives this safety, like a shelter for animals, a mountain hut or a safe house for people escaping violence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuge/#m2) 3) (church, Bible) Christians and Jews pray that God is their refuge, meaning a safe place to trust. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuge/#m3) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Psalms people take refuge in God, and God is called a refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Happy are all who take refuge in Him. Interpretation: Six cities of refuge were set apart, and the accidental killer had to stay there until the high priest died; the rabbis treated this as both protection and a kind of penance. The Psalms' picture of God as a refuge is read as a promise that He protects those who trust Him. In the primary lessons: In geography and news, people "seek refuge" in another country, and a person given refuge may be called a refugee. In nature lessons, a wildlife refuge protects animals. In safety, a refuge on a busy road (a traffic island) is a safe place to stop when crossing. In the Psalms, God is called "my refuge and my strength". Phrases: "take refuge", "seek refuge", "a place of refuge", "wildlife refuge", "women's refuge". ### examples - And as to the cities which ye shall give, there shall be for you six cities of refuge. (Torah NUM.35.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuge/#x1) - But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge, whither he fleeth; (Torah NUM.35.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuge/#x2) - then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you, that the manslayer that killeth any person through error may flee thither. (Torah NUM.35.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuge/#x3) - Happy are all they that take refuge in Him. (Writings PSA.2.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuge/#x4) - Keep me, O God; for I have taken refuge in Thee. (Writings PSA.16.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuge/#x5) - God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. (Writings PSA.46.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuge/#x6) - We took refuge under a tree when the storm started. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuge/#x7) - The family sought refuge in another country after the war. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuge/#x8) - The bird reserve is a refuge for wild geese. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuge/#x9) - (Bible) The psalm says, "God is our refuge and strength." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuge/#x10) - Climbers sheltered in a mountain refuge for the night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuge/#x11) - Wait on the traffic refuge in the middle of the road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuge/#x12) - The library was her refuge when the playground got too noisy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuge/#x13) - "Peasant," cries the Demon, "wherever can I take refuge?" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuge/#x14) ### note Uncountable for the idea ("take refuge"), countable for a place ("two refuges"). A refugee is a person who has to flee their country to find refuge. Pronounced REF-yooj. Do not confuse with "refuse" (rubbish, or to say no). ### In the corpora - [And as to the cities which ye shall give, there shall be for you six cities of refuge.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.1289/) - [But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge, whither he fleeth;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.1302/) - [That the LORD hath founded Zion, and in her shall the afflicted of His people take refuge.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.334/) - [Be not a ruin unto me; Thou art my refuge in the day of evil.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.495/) - [The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knoweth them that take refuge in Him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/NAM.9/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «refuge» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuge/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.