contumely

«contumely» in Mova's judaism dictionary: insulting, rude and scornful treatment — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun

meaning for a pupil

insulting, rude and scornful treatment tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Hezekiah's messengers use it for a day of disgrace, when Assyria insulted God and Jerusalem. Interpretation: Tradition reads Hezekiah's distress and prayer as trust in God, who saved the city.

examples

• And they said unto him: 'Thus saith Hezekiah: This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of contumely; for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth. (Prophets 2KI.19.3, JPS 1917) tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

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