UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Notes: Passage: OET JER 48:1
REB considers this the name of a specific location.

Form 1

Part of speech: nsm

Related lemmas: שׂגב

Sense 1: stronghold, refuge

Semantic domains: Fortifications (001005001003)

Core domains: Security (152)

Definition: = a high and therefore unattainable location, either because of its natural environment or as a result of human construction efforts, ≈ associated with security and protection from the enemy

Show passage in OET: ISA 25:12

OET-RV ISA 25:12

12 He’ll knock down your high fortress walls,
⇔ and Moav’s cities will be broken right down low.

OET-LV ISA 25:12

12 And_the _fortification _of the _refuge _of your(pl)_walls _of_your he _will _lay _low he _will _bring_it_low he _will _make_it_touch (to)_ground to the_dust.

Show passage in OET: ISA 33:16

OET-RV ISA 33:16

16 that person will live in high places—
⇔ the mountain fortress will be their refuge.
⇔ They’ll have a reliable source of food and water.

OET-LV ISA 33:16

16 He high _places he _will _dwell will _be_strongholds _of cliffs refuge _of_his food _of_his will _be_given water _of_his will _be_reliable.

Jump to OET ISA 25:12 section.

Jump to OET ISA 33:16 section.

All 3 recorded passages for this sense

ISA: OET ISA 25:12 · OET ISA 33:16

JER: OET JER 48:1

Sense 2: (God as a) stronghold, (God as a) refuge

Semantic domains: Titles (003001017)

Core domains: Divine (055); Security (152)

Definition: = a reference to God characterizing him as someone who provides security

Synonyms: ישׁע · יְשׁוּעָה · מָגֵן · מָנֹוס · מְצוּדָה · סֶלַע · פלט · צוּר · קֶרֶן יֵשַׁע

Show passage in OET: SA2 22:3

OET-RV SA2 22:3

3 God of my rock—I find safety in him,
⇔ ≈ my shield and my powerful saviour,
⇔ my high fort and my refuge,
⇔ ≈ my saviour—you save me from violence.

OET-LV SA2 22:3

3 Oh _god _of my _rock _of_my I _take _refuge in/on/over_him/it shield _of_my and_the _horn _of my _salvation _of_my refuge _of_my and_my _place _of_of _escape my _deliverer _of_my from_violence you_deliver _me.

Show passage in OET: PSA 9:10

OET-RV PSA 9:9

⇔  9 Anyone who’s oppressed can go to Yahweh for safety—
⇔ he’s a safe refuge in times of trouble.

OET-LV PSA 9:10

10  And_ YHWH _let _it _be a _refuge for_oppressed a _refuge to_times trouble.

Jump to OET SA2 22:3 section.

Jump to OET PSA 9:9 section.

All 13 recorded passages for this sense

SA2: OET SA2 22:3

PSA: OET PSA 9:9 · OET PSA 18:2 · OET PSA 46:7 · OET PSA 46:11 · OET PSA 48:3 · OET PSA 59:9 · OET PSA 59:16–17 · OET PSA 62:2 · OET PSA 62:6 · OET PSA 94:22 · OET PSA 144:2

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

מִשְׂגָּב

Form 1

Sense 1: stronghold, refuge

Sense 2: (God as a) stronghold, (God as a) refuge