ensign
part of speech
noun
meaning for a pupil
A flag or banner that shows who a group or army belongs to. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Numbers, each tribe of Israel camped under its own banner or standard, and the ensigns marked the tribes' places around the tent of meeting. In the Prophets, an ensign raised on a mountain is a signal calling people together, whether an army or nations coming home. Interpretation: Tradition says each tribe had its own flag with its own color and emblem, and the orderly camp showed that each tribe had its own place and task. Isaiah's ensign for the peoples is read as a sign for the nations to bring Israel home and to know God.
examples
- 'The children of Israel shall pitch by their fathers' houses; every man with his own standard, according to the ensigns; a good way off shall they pitch round about the tent of meeting. (Torah NUM.2.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- Set ye up an ensign upon the high mountain, lift up the voice unto them, wave the hand, that they may go into the gates of the nobles. (Prophets ISA.13.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- Go through, go through the gates, clear ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway, gather out the stones; lift up an ensign over the peoples. (Prophets ISA.62.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- And He will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth; and, behold, they shall come with speed swiftly; (Prophets ISA.5.26, JPS 1917) tree →
note
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Trees and pragmatics
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