armhole

«armhole» in Mova's judaism dictionary: The opening in a garment for the arm, or the armpit — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun

meaning for a pupil

The opening in a garment for the arm, or the armpit. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means the armpit, where Jeremiah was told to put rags under the ropes so they would not hurt him as he was lifted from the pit. Interpretation: Tradition notes the kindness of Ebed-melech, a foreigner who saved the prophet.

examples

• And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah: 'Put now these worn clouts and rags under thine armholes under the cords.' And Jeremiah did so. (Prophets JER.38.12, JPS 1917) tree →

note

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Trees and pragmatics

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