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Davens vs Havens - What's the difference?

davens | havens |

As verbs the difference between davens and havens

is that davens is third-person singular of daven while havens is third-person singular of haven.

davens

English

Verb

(head)
  • (daven)

    • daven

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to recite the Jewish liturgy; to pray

    • Related terms

    * davening

    Anagrams

    * *

    havens

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (haven)

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    haven

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
  • * Shakespeare
    • what shipping and what lading's in our haven
  • * Tennyson
    • their haven under the hill
  • (by extension) A place of safety; a refuge or sanctuary.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 21 , author=Helen Pidd , title=Europeans migrate south as continent drifts deeper into crisis , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=Since its conception, the European Union has been a haven for those seeking refuge from war, persecution and poverty in other parts of the world.}}

    Synonyms

    * refuge * sanctuary * zoar

    Derived terms

    * tax haven

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To put into, or provide with a haven.

    • Anagrams

    * ----