refuge
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 →
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 →
3) (church, Bible) Christians and Jews pray that God is their refuge, meaning a safe place to trust. tree →
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 →
- 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 →
- 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 →
- Happy are all they that take refuge in Him. (Writings PSA.2.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Keep me, O God; for I have taken refuge in Thee. (Writings PSA.16.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. (Writings PSA.46.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- We took refuge under a tree when the storm started. tree →
- The family sought refuge in another country after the war. tree →
- The bird reserve is a refuge for wild geese. tree →
- (Bible) The psalm says, "God is our refuge and strength." tree →
- Climbers sheltered in a mountain refuge for the night. tree →
- Wait on the traffic refuge in the middle of the road. tree →
- The library was her refuge when the playground got too noisy. tree →
- "Peasant," cries the Demon, "wherever can I take refuge?" tree →
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.
- But if the manslayer shall at any time go beyond the border of his city of refuge, whither he fleeth;
- That the LORD hath founded Zion, and in her shall the afflicted of His people take refuge.
- Be not a ruin unto me; Thou art my refuge in the day of evil.
- The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knoweth them that take refuge in Him.
Trees and pragmatics
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