avouch

«avouch» in Mova's judaism dictionary: true, or to declare a promise — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb

meaning for a pupil

to say openly that something is true, or to declare a promise tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Deuteronomy, Israel and God each declare the agreement between them. Israel declares the LORD to be its God, and God declares Israel to be His own treasure. Interpretation: Tradition reads this as a mutual promise between God and Israel. It is part of the covenant that each side declares publicly.

examples

• And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be His own treasure, as He hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all His commandments; (Torah DEU.26.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and that thou wouldest walk in His ways, and keep His statutes, and His commandments, and His ordinances, and hearken unto His voice. (Torah DEU.26.17, JPS 1917) tree →

note

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Trees and pragmatics

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