commandment

«commandment» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a rule given by God; the Ten Commandments are rules God… — 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

noun (a commandment, commandments)

meaning for a pupil

1) (Bible) A commandment is a rule given by God; the Ten Commandments are rules God gave to Moses on Mount Sinai, such as "Do not steal" and "Honour your father and your mother". tree →

2) (formal) A commandment is any strong rule or order. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A rule or order given by God, like those God gave to Moses for the people of Israel to keep. Often "My commandments" means all of God's laws together. Interpretation: Tradition counts 613 commandments (mitzvot) in the Torah, some to do and some not to do. Keeping them is seen as the way of living in the covenant with God. In the primary lessons: In RE and Sunday school children learn the Ten Commandments, carved on two stone tablets; Jesus said the greatest commandments are to love God and to love your neighbour as yourself. In everyday jokes people speak of "the eleventh commandment" for a family rule. Phrases: the Ten Commandments, keep the commandments, break a commandment, the greatest commandment.

examples

• And ye shall keep My commandments, and do them: I am the LORD. (Torah LEV.22.31, JPS 1917) tree →
• If ye walk in My statutes, and keep My commandments, and do them; (Torah LEV.26.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• But if ye will not hearken unto Me, and will not do all these commandments; (Torah LEV.26.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• If they profane My statutes, and keep not My commandments; (Writings PSA.89.32, JPS 1917) tree →
• I made haste, and delayed not, to observe Thy commandments. (Writings PSA.119.60, JPS 1917) tree →
• And now, this commandment is for you, O ye priests. (Prophets MAL.2.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• Moses came down the mountain with the Ten Commandments. tree →
• "You shall not steal" is one of the commandments. tree →
• Jesus said, "Love one another" was a new commandment. tree →
• Our class made a poster of the Ten Commandments. tree →
• Mum's eleventh commandment is "Thou shalt not leave wet towels on the floor." tree →
• Keeping the commandments is hard sometimes. tree →
• The Caliph's commandment fell upon me like a thunderbolt. tree →

note

Countable; plural commandments. Spelling: command + ment (two m's after the co). Old-style "thou shalt" means "you shall". A command is any order; a commandment is usually a solemn, lasting rule.

In the corpora

• because that Abraham hearkened to My voice, and kept My charge, My commandments, My statutes, and My laws.'
• And the LORD said unto Moses: 'How long refuse ye to keep My commandments and My laws?
• and showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments.
• And ye shall keep My commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.
• If ye walk in My statutes, and keep My commandments, and do them;

Trees and pragmatics

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