guile

«guile» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Clever, sneaky cheating; a trick that deceives people — 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

noun

meaning for a pupil

Clever, sneaky cheating; a trick that deceives people. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Used for deceit and lying speech, often joined with violence or wickedness. Jacob's taking Esau's blessing is called "guile." Interpretation: Tradition teaches that guarding one's speech from deceit is a core duty, as Psalm 34 says. Commentators often discuss Jacob's act as a hard case, defending his purpose while still noting the cost of deceit.

examples

• Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. (Writings PSA.34.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• And he said: 'Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing.' (Torah GEN.27.35, JPS 1917) tree →
• Wickedness is in the midst thereof; oppression and guile depart not from her broad place. (Writings PSA.55.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• Happy is the man unto whom the LORD counteth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. (Writings PSA.32.2, JPS 1917) tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• And he said: 'Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing.'
• And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father with guile, and spoke, because he had defiled Dinah their sister,
• Happy is the man unto whom the LORD counteth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
• Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
• Wickedness is in the midst thereof; oppression and guile depart not from her broad place.

Trees and pragmatics

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