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מָנוֹס H4498
H4498 is the Hebrew word מָנוֹס, transliterated mânôwç and said maw-noce'. The King James Version most often renders it refuge.
What it means
a retreat (literally or figuratively); abstractly, a fleeing.
Where it comes from
from H5127 (נוּס).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] apace, escape, way to flee, flight, refuge.
Verses using מָנוֹס
All 8 verses, quoted in full.
2 Samuel 22:3 · KJV
The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
Job 11:20 · KJV
But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost.
Psalm 59:16 · KJV
But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
Psalm 142:4 · KJV
I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.
Jeremiah 16:19 · KJV
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
Jeremiah 25:35 · KJV
And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.
Jeremiah 46:5 · KJV
Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the LORD.
Amos 2:14 · KJV
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
Common questions
What does Strong's H4498 mean?
H4498 is the Hebrew word מָנוֹס (mânôwç), meaning a retreat (literally or figuratively); abstractly, a fleeing.
How is H4498 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it refuge (4 times), escape (1 time), no way (1 time), apace (1 time), therefore the flight (1 time).
How many times does H4498 appear in the Bible?
מָנוֹס (mânôwç) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H4498 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5127 (נוּס).
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