adjuration

«adjuration» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A solemn command or oath, made in God's name, that… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun

meaning for a pupil

A solemn command or oath, made in God's name, that someone must speak the truth. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Leviticus a witness hears a public oath calling for testimony, and if he stays silent he bears guilt. Interpretation: The rabbis take this to mean that a witness who knows the facts must testify when put under oath, and that silence is a sin needing atonement.

examples

• And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity; (Torah LEV.5.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing. (Writings PRO.29.24, JPS 1917) tree →

note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

In the corpora

• Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.

Trees and pragmatics

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