contrite

«contrite» in Mova's judaism dictionary: feeling deep sorrow for wrongdoing — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

feeling deep sorrow for wrongdoing tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A heart crushed by regret for sin, which God does not reject. It is humble and ready to return. Interpretation: Tradition says a sincere, humble heart is dear to God, and repentance can stand in place of sacrifice. Psalm 51 is central on Yom Kippur themes.

examples

• The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise. (Writings PSA.51.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit. (Writings PSA.34.19, JPS 1917) tree →

note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

In the corpora

• The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.
• The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.

Trees and pragmatics

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