adjure

«adjure» in Mova's judaism dictionary: To solemnly command or beg someone, as if under an oath — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb

meaning for a pupil

To solemnly command or beg someone, as if under an oath. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Song of Songs the beloved makes the daughters of Jerusalem swear not to awaken love before its time. Interpretation: Tradition reads Song of Songs as a picture of love between God and Israel, and this oath as a warning not to hasten the redemption.

examples

• What is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so adjure us?' (Writings SNG.5.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• 'I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem: Why should ye awaken, or stir up love, until it please?' (Writings SNG.8.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• 'I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, what will ye tell him? that I am love-sick.' (Writings SNG.5.8, JPS 1917) tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• What is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so adjure us?'
• 'I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem: Why should ye awaken, or stir up love, until it please?'

Trees and pragmatics

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