execrate
part of speech
verb
meaning for a pupil
To curse something and say it is hateful. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Balaam says he cannot curse Israel because God has not cursed them. Interpretation: Tradition teaches that God turned Balaam's curses into blessings, and some of his words are now in the prayer "Mah Tovu".
examples
- And how shall I execrate, whom the LORD hath not execrated? (Torah NUM.23.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he took up his parable, and said: From Aram Balak bringeth me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East: 'Come, curse me Jacob, and come, execrate Israel.' (Torah NUM.23.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- He that saith unto the wicked: 'Thou art righteous', peoples shall curse him, nations shall execrate him; (Writings PRO.24.24, JPS 1917) tree →
note
A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.
In the corpora
- And how shall I execrate, whom the LORD hath not execrated?
- He that saith unto the wicked: 'Thou art righteous', peoples shall curse him, nations shall execrate him;
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «execrate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.