godly

«godly» in Mova's judaism dictionary: devoted to God and lives by His ways; pious — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

particular adjective

meaning for a pupil

Describes a person who is devoted to God and lives by His ways; pious. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Psalms and Proverbs it names those who are loyal and faithful to God, His "godly ones" (chasidim). Interpretation: Tradition honors the chasid as someone who goes beyond the letter of the law in kindness to others and love of God. God is seen as guarding such people's paths.

examples

• That He may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of His godly ones. (Writings PRO.2.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. (Writings PSA.12.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• Sing praise unto the LORD, O ye His godly ones, and give thanks to His holy name. (Writings PSA.30.5, JPS 1917) tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• But know that the LORD hath set apart the godly man as His own; the LORD will hear when I call unto Him.
• Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.
• For Thou wilt not abandon my soul to the nether-world; neither wilt Thou suffer Thy godly one to see the pit.
• Sing praise unto the LORD, O ye His godly ones, and give thanks to His holy name.
• O love the LORD, all ye His godly ones; the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully repayeth him that acteth haughtily.

Trees and pragmatics

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