discernment

«discernment» in Mova's judaism dictionary: The ability to see clearly the difference between things… — 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

meaning for a pupil

The ability to see clearly the difference between things, such as right and wrong or true and false; good judgment and understanding. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It translates a Hebrew word for understanding, often paired with wisdom and knowledge. It is a gift that comes from God and that people are urged to seek. Interpretation: Tradition treats discernment as a divine quality that humans can share in, and God's own discernment is said to be beyond searching out.

examples

• His discernment is past searching out. (Prophets ISA.40.28, JPS 1917) tree →
• Discretion shall watch over thee, discernment shall guard thee; (Writings PRO.2.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• 'Job speaketh without knowledge, and his words are without discernment.' (Writings JOB.34.35, JPS 1917) tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• His discernment is past searching out.
• By thy wisdom and by thy discernment thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures;
• Teach me good discernment and knowledge; for I have believed Thy commandments.
• So that thou make thine ear attend unto wisdom, and thy heart incline to discernment;
• Yea, if thou call for understanding, and lift up thy voice for discernment;

Trees and pragmatics

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