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מְנוּסָה

𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤎𐤄

mᵉnûwçâh

H4499 noun

SILEX Entry

Root נוס to flee, take flight, escape

Definition

A place or act of fleeing or escape; specifically, a refuge, safe retreat, or means of escape in times of distress or danger. Can refer to physical flight from peril, a location of safety, or the general concept of escape.

Semantic Range

flight, escaping, retreat, act of fleeing, place of escape, refuge, safe retreat

Root / Etymology

Derived from the root נוּס (nus), meaning 'to flee' or 'to take flight.' מְנוּסָה is a feminine noun form, conveying the idea of a place or condition of fleeing, i.e., a refuge or escape.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The term appears infrequently in the Hebrew Bible and denotes both the act of flight (escape) and the place of refuge. Its usage is primarily literal, tied to physical danger or pursuit, rather than an abstract state of safety. While English translations may render it as 'flight,' 'escape,' or 'refuge,' the contextual nuance is often localized, dealing with the actual act or location associated with fleeing. Unlike related terms such as מַחֲסֶה (maḥăseh, 'shelter' or 'refuge') or מִפְלָט (miplat, 'refuge'), which emphasize safe haven more generally, מְנוּסָה highlights the dynamic process or status of escape. The meaning does not shift significantly over time, remaining close to the core sense of fleeing or the place to which one flees. In later periods and translation traditions, the sense of 'retreat' or 'place of fleeing' may overlap with the abstract idea of refuge but does not carry the specifically religious connotations found in, for example, Psalms' language of God as refuge. English Bible translations occasionally obscure the distinction between active flight and the location of safety, but both senses are relevant in the biblical sources.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

or מְנֻסָה; feminine of מָנוֹס; retreat; fleeing, flight.

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Root Family

נוס (n-w-s) — to flee, take flight, escape

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H4498 מָנוֹס place of escape
H5127 נוּס let me flee
H5211 נִיס fleeing one
H5254 נָסָה he fled
H5375 נָשָׂא they fled

Word Forms

2 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H4499-02 וּ/בִ/מְנוּסָ֖ה uvimenusah HC/R/Ncfsa and-in-flight and in a refuge 1
H4499-01 מְנֻֽסַת menusat HNcfsc as one flees refuge of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

2 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H4499-01 Leviticus 26:36 מְנֻֽסַת menusat HNcfsc as one flees refuge of
H4499-02 Isaiah 52:12 וּ/בִ/מְנוּסָ֖ה uvimenusah HC/R/Ncfsa and-in-flight and in a refuge
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