foreigner
part of speech
noun (a foreigner, foreigners)
meaning for a pupil
A person from another country. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is a person not of Israelite descent. Debts could be collected from a foreigner but not from a fellow Israelite in the seventh year. Interpretation: Foreign-born servants joined Abraham's household by circumcision, and tradition sees this as the start of the covenant sign. The release of debts is read as a duty of kindness among the Israelites. In the primary lessons: In everyday life and travel stories a foreigner is someone from a different country; in kind speech people often prefer «visitor» or «someone from abroad», because «foreigner» can sound unfriendly. Phrases: «a foreigner in a strange land», «treat foreigners kindly».
examples
- Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it; but whatsoever of thine is with thy brother thy hand shall release. (Torah DEU.15.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- And all the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money of a foreigner, were circumcised with him. (Torah GEN.17.27, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any foreigner, that is not of thy seed. (Torah GEN.17.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. (Writings NEH.9.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- And his master said unto him: 'We will not turn aside into the city of a foreigner, that is not of the children of Israel; but we will pass over to Gibeah.' (Prophets JDG.19.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite: 'Wherefore goest thou also with us? return, and abide with the king; for thou art a foreigner, and also an exile from thine own place. (Prophets 2SA.15.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- The town welcomes foreigners every summer. tree →
- When I went to France, I was the foreigner. tree →
- Many foreigners come to see the old castle. tree →
- Some people feel like foreigners in a new country at first. tree →
- The guide spoke English to the foreigners. tree →
- Be kind to newcomers and foreigners. tree →
- One evening the foreigner sat in the balcony. tree →
note
Spelling trap: foreign has a silent g — f-o-r-e-i-g-n-e-r. The word can sound rude or unwelcoming; «visitor», «tourist», «newcomer» or «someone from another country» are softer.
In the corpora
- Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it; but whatsoever of thine is with thy brother thy hand shall release.
- And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all foreigners, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers.
- Japan chose another path and from the 1630s shut its doors to most foreigners, letting only Dutch and Chinese traders in at Nagasaki.
- They called it democracy, rule by the people, though women, slaves and foreigners could not vote.
- In Athens women, slaves and foreigners could not vote.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «foreigner» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.