charmer

«charmer» in Mova's judaism dictionary: very pleasant and attractive and makes people like them… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a charmer, charmers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A person who is very pleasant and attractive and makes people like them easily, sometimes to get what they want. tree →

2) A person who charms animals, especially a snake charmer, who seems to make a snake «dance» to music. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A person who used spells to put charms on people or snakes, which the Torah forbids as heathen magic. The prophets and psalms mention the snake charmer whose spells may not work. Interpretation: Tradition reads the ban on charmers and sorcerers as a command to trust God alone and not magic. In the primary lessons: In stories a charmer is a likeable character — sometimes kind, sometimes a smooth talker who tricks others. People say a baby or a puppy is «a real charmer». In geography or stories about India and North Africa you may read about snake charmers. It tells the reader someone wins people over easily. Phrases: «a real charmer», «snake charmer».

examples

• or a charmer, or one that consulteth a ghost or a familiar spirit, or a necromancer. (Torah DEU.18.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then the charmer hath no advantage. (Writings ECC.10.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, or of the most cunning binder of spells. (Writings PSA.58.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• The captain of fifty, and the man of rank, and the counsellor, and the cunning charmer, and the skilful enchanter. (Prophets ISA.3.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• My little brother is a real charmer; everyone gives him sweets. tree →
• The new puppy was a charmer and won the whole family over. tree →
• The fox in the fable was a smooth charmer who fooled the crow. tree →
• The snake charmer played a flute in front of a basket. tree →
• Be careful: a charmer online may be lying about who they are. tree →
• Grandpa was a charmer who could make anyone laugh. tree →

note

Countable: a charmer, charmers. It can be praise or a warning, so read the tone. Myth: snakes cannot hear tunes the way we do; they follow the movement of the charmer's flute. Snake charming is now banned in some countries because it can hurt the snakes.

In the corpora

• or a charmer, or one that consulteth a ghost or a familiar spirit, or a necromancer.
• The captain of fifty, and the man of rank, and the counsellor, and the cunning charmer, and the skilful enchanter.
• Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, or of the most cunning binder of spells.
• If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then the charmer hath no advantage.

Trees and pragmatics

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