[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/refuge/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [R](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/r/) / refuge # refuge noun (refuge — uncountable; a refuge, refuges) «refuge» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. Refuge is safety or shelter from danger, trouble or bad weather. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refuge/#m2) 3. (church, Bible) Christians and Jews pray that God is their refuge, meaning a safe place to trust. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refuge/#m3) ### In the 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 - We took refuge under a tree when the storm started. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refuge/#x1) - The family sought refuge in another country after the war. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refuge/#x2) - The bird reserve is a refuge for wild geese. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refuge/#x3) - (Bible) The psalm says, "God is our refuge and strength." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refuge/#x4) - Climbers sheltered in a mountain refuge for the night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refuge/#x5) - Wait on the traffic refuge in the middle of the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refuge/#x6) - The library was her refuge when the playground got too noisy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refuge/#x7) - "Peasant," cries the Demon, "wherever can I take refuge?" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refuge/#x8) ### 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 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. ### 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://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://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://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://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuge/#x6) ### 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). ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «refuge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/refuge/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«refuge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/refuge.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «refuge» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/refuge/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«refuge» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/refuge.html) on Mova free.