furbish

«furbish» in Mova's judaism dictionary: To polish and clean a weapon until it shines — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb

meaning for a pupil

To polish and clean a weapon until it shines. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means to make a sword or spear bright and ready for battle. In Ezekiel the sword stands for God's coming judgment. Interpretation: The tradition reads the polished sword as a warning that the punishment was ready. The prophet calls the people to turn back before it falls.

examples

• 'Son of man, prophesy, and say: Thus saith the LORD: Say: A sword, a sword, it is sharpened, and also furbished: (Prophets EZK.21.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• Harness the horses, and mount, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail. (Prophets JER.46.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• And it is given to be furbished, that it may be handled; the sword, it is sharpened, yea, it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer. (Prophets EZK.21.16, JPS 1917) tree →

note

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Trees and pragmatics

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