bethink
part of speech
verb (bethink, bethinks, bethought, bethinking) (old use)
meaning for a pupil
1) To bethink yourself is to stop and think, to consider what you are doing. tree →
2) To bethink yourself can also mean to come to your senses and behave better. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Solomon's prayer at the Temple, to bethink oneself means to think again and come to one's senses in a far land, and then turn back to God. Interpretation: The tradition reads this as the beginning of repentance (teshuvah): a person thinks about what they did, turns, and prays. God is said to hear such prayer even from far away. In the primary lessons: a stern command in old tales to a person who is doing wrong: «Bethink yourself!» means think again about what you have done.
examples
- yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn, and make supplication unto Thee in the land of their captivity, saying: We have sinned, we have done iniquitously, and have dealt wickedly; (Writings 2CH.6.37, JPS 1917) tree →
- Bethink yourself, rogue, and say you are sorry. tree →
- Stop and bethink yourself before you act in anger. tree →
- He bethought himself of his promise and went home. tree →
note
nothing for maths
Trees and pragmatics
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