expiation

«expiation» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A making up for wrong, so that the wrong is forgiven — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun

meaning for a pupil

A making up for wrong, so that the wrong is forgiven. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: God "makes expiation" for the land and His people, clearing away their guilt. Interpretation: Atonement is central on Yom Kippur, and tradition teaches that repentance and good deeds can bring forgiveness.

examples

• Sing aloud, O ye nations, of His people; for He doth avenge the blood of His servants, and doth render vengeance to His adversaries, and doth make expiation for the land of His people. (Torah DEU.32.43, JPS 1917) tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

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