abatement

«abatement» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A lowering or reduction of an amount, such as a price or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun

meaning for a pupil

A lowering or reduction of an amount, such as a price or a payment. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Leviticus it means the cut in the price of a field that was dedicated to the sanctuary, when it is valued after the jubilee year. Interpretation: The law ties the price of a dedicated field to the years left until the jubilee, when land returns to its family.

examples

• But if he sanctify his field after the jubilee, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain unto the year of jubilee, and an abatement shall be made from thy valuation. (Torah LEV.27.18, JPS 1917) tree →

note

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Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «abatement» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.