uz denotes seeking safety in response to danger, whether by bringing people and animals in or fleeing impending distress.

The attested uses describe seeking safety when danger is imminent: livestock and people are to be brought in before hail, while inhabitants are told or reported to have fled from approaching distress.

1. Seeking safety from imminent danger · dominant

   The Hiphil imperatives direct action in the face of threat: in Exodus 9:19 the APB renders a command to bring livestock and all that is in the field “to safety” before hail falls, and in Jeremiah 4:6 and Jeremiah 6:1 it renders the commands “seek refuge” amid distress from the north. Isaiah 10:31 reports the same action in a completed form, with Gebim's inhabitants having “sought refuge.”

   Exodus 9:19Isaiah 10:31Jeremiah 4:6Jeremiah 6:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term through “bring... to safety” in Exodus 9:19 and “sought refuge” or “seek refuge” in Isaiah 10:31, Jeremiah 4:6, and Jeremiah 6:1. These are clause-level renderings rather than definitions.