HAVEN

Haven. Haven
A harbour (Ps. 107:30; Acts 27: 12). The most famous on the coast of Palestine was that of Tyre (Ezek. 27:3). That of Crete, called “Fair Havens,” is mentioned Acts 27:8.

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haven. Haven, n. a harbor, shelter, reluge, retreat

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Ha″ven (hā″v'n), n. [[AS. hæfene; akin to D. & LG. haven, G. hafen, MHG. habe, Dan. havn, Icel. höfn, Sw. hamn; akin to E. have, and hence orig., a holder; or to heave (see Heave); or akin to AS. hæf sea, Icel. & Sw. haf, Dan. hav, which is perh. akin to E. heave.]] 1. 1. A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port.
What shipping and what lading 's in our haven. Shak. Their haven under the hill. Tennyson. 2. 2. A place of safety; a shelter; an asylum. Shak.
The haven, or the rock of love. Waller.