devoted
part of speech
adjective (devoted, more devoted); past form of verb devote (devote, devotes, devoted, devoting)
meaning for a pupil
1) Very loving and loyal (a devoted dog, a devoted fan). tree →
2) Giving a lot of time and energy to something (devoted to music). tree →
3) Past form of devote: to give time or space to something (The page is devoted to animals). tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Means "cherem": something set apart for God that can't be bought back, and may go to the priests; a devoted person is put to death. In the Prophets and Writings a "devoted thing" is spoil of war that was meant to be given up wholly to God, as in the sin of Achar and Saul's people at Gilgal. Interpretation: Tradition understands "cherem" as a total dedication to the sanctuary, and the rabbis limit the death penalty so that it does not apply easily. Achar's taking of the devoted thing is read as a warning that keeping what is set apart for God brings trouble on all Israel. In the primary lessons: In stories and family life: a devoted mother, a devoted friend. In books and lessons: a chapter devoted to volcanoes. In maths problems: hours devoted to practice. Phrase: devoted to.
examples
- Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine. (Torah NUM.18.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- None devoted, that may be devoted of men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death. (Torah LEV.27.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- But the field, when it goeth out in the jubilee, shall be holy unto the LORD, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest's. (Torah LEV.27.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass concerning the devoted thing. (Writings 1CH.2.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- The meal-offering, and the sin-offering, and the guilt-offering, they, even they, shall eat; and every devoted thing in Israel shall be theirs. (Prophets EZK.44.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the devoted things, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.' (Prophets 1SA.15.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- The dog was devoted to its owner. tree →
- She is a devoted fan of the team. tree →
- He devoted his life to helping others. tree →
- A whole chapter is devoted to the planets. tree →
- We devoted an hour a day to reading. tree →
- They are a devoted couple. tree →
- Now you can imagine these two devoted lovers hunting night and day. tree →
note
Followed by «to». Noun: devotion. In word problems, «devoted 3 hours a week» is a rate of time.
In the corpora
- None devoted, that may be devoted of men, shall be ransomed; he shall surely be put to death.
- Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine.
- And the sons of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who committed a trespass concerning the devoted thing.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «devoted» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.