avenge

«avenge» in Mova's judaism dictionary: To punish someone in return for a wrong they did to you… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (avenges, avenged, avenging)

meaning for a pupil

To punish someone in return for a wrong they did to you or to someone you love. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah and Prophets it means to bring justice for a wrong. It is often said of God, who acts against evildoers on behalf of the wronged. In the Psalms people pray that God will avenge the blood of His servants so that the nations will see it. Interpretation: Tradition teaches that vengeance belongs to God. The law limits human revenge and sets up courts to judge. When God avenges, it is read as justice and not as spite. In the primary lessons: in tales, a hero or child who pays back a wrong done to a family member.

examples

• 'Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites; afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.' (Torah NUM.31.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee. (Prophets 1SA.24.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: Ah, I will ease Me of Mine adversaries, and avenge Me of Mine enemies; (Prophets ISA.1.24, JPS 1917) tree →
• Wherefore should the nations say: 'Where is their God?' Let the avenging of Thy servants' blood that is shed be made known among the nations in our sight. (Writings PSA.79.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• The brothers swore to avenge their father. tree →
• Even the weakest may find a way to avenge a wrong. tree →
• She wanted to avenge herself on the thief. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
• 'Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites; afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.'
• And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies.
• The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
• Shall I not punish for these things? saith the LORD; Shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation as this?

Trees and pragmatics

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