betrothed

«betrothed» in Mova's judaism dictionary: promised in marriage, engaged to be married — 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

adjective (no other forms); also a noun, «my betrothed» (formal)

meaning for a pupil

1) Betrothed means promised in marriage, engaged to be married. tree →

2) A person's betrothed is the person they are engaged to marry. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Legally engaged to a man, so that she is already treated as his wife in law, though the wedding has not yet happened. Interpretation: The law protects the betrothed woman: unfaithfulness with her is treated like adultery, and the tradition notes that a woman attacked in the open field is not blamed. In the primary lessons: in tales the princess and her betrothed are often happy together, and the betrothed is the one chosen for the wedding.

examples

• For he found her in the field; the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her. (Torah DEU.22.27, JPS 1917) tree →
• If there be a damsel that is a virgin betrothed unto a man, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; (Torah DEU.22.23, JPS 1917) tree →
• And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife. (Torah EXO.22.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul's son, saying: 'Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.' (Prophets 2SA.3.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• Soon after came the Princess and her betrothed. tree →
• The man she is betrothed to is one of my servants. tree →
• The betrothed pair were very happy. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• For he found her in the field; the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.

Trees and pragmatics

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