dandle

«dandle» in Mova's judaism dictionary: To bounce or rock a small child gently on the knee or arm — 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

verb

meaning for a pupil

To bounce or rock a small child gently on the knee or arm. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means to hold and fondle a child tenderly. Jeremiah uses it for God's love of Ephraim, and Lamentations for children lost in the siege. Interpretation: Jeremiah's verse is read as God's deep love for Israel as a beloved child, even when it has strayed. In Lamentations the picture shows the awful grief of hunger.

examples

• Is he a child that is dandled? (Prophets JER.31.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• Shall the women eat their fruit, the children that are dandled in the hands? (Writings LAM.2.20, JPS 1917) tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• Is he a child that is dandled?
• Shall the women eat their fruit, the children that are dandled in the hands?

Trees and pragmatics

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