eunuch
part of speech
noun (plural eunuchs)
meaning for a pupil
A eunuch is a man who has been made unable to have children, who was often given work looking after the rooms of a king or queen. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Tanakh it can mean a court official as well as a castrated man. Isaiah speaks of eunuchs who keep the Sabbath. Interpretation: Isaiah promises that eunuchs who hold to the covenant will have a better name than sons and daughters. Tradition reads this as welcoming people who feel left out. In the primary lessons: in fairy tales of kings and princesses, the eunuch is the servant who carries messages and guards the palace rooms
examples
- For thus saith the LORD concerning the eunuchs that keep My sabbaths, and choose the things that please Me, and hold fast by My covenant: (Prophets ISA.56.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- Neither let the alien, that hath joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying: 'The LORD will surely separate me from His people'; neither let the eunuch say: 'Behold, I am a dry tree.' (Prophets ISA.56.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- The eunuch hurried back to the king. tree →
- The eunuch carried the letter to the princess. tree →
- The king sent for the chief of the eunuchs. tree →
note
nothing for maths
Trees and pragmatics
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