astrologer

«astrologer» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A person who studies the stars and planets and claims to… — 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 (astrologers)

meaning for a pupil

A person who studies the stars and planets and claims to tell what will happen from them. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Daniel it means one of the Babylonian wise men who claimed to read the stars and explain dreams. They could not tell the king's dream. Interpretation: The story shows that only God, through Daniel, can reveal secrets. Tradition reads it as a lesson that the stars and magic have no real power over Israel. In the primary lessons: in tales the wise man at a king's court who reads the stars and advises the ruler

examples

• The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. (Writings DAN.5.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• Daniel answered before the king, and said: 'The secret which the king hath asked can neither wise men, enchanters, magicians, nor astrologers, declare unto the king; (Writings DAN.2.27, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then came in the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof. (Writings DAN.4.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• The king called for his astrologer. tree →
• The astrologer gazed at the sky all night. tree →
• Marzavan had an astrologer's dress made for the prince. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• The king cried aloud to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers.

Trees and pragmatics

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