handmaiden

«handmaiden» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a young woman servant who waits on a princess or lady… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (handmaidens) (old use)

meaning for a pupil

(old use) A handmaiden is a young woman servant who waits on a princess or lady; the same as a handmaid. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Ruth speaks it as a humble comparison, saying she is not even like Boaz's servant women. Interpretation: Tradition admires Ruth's humility and kindness, and sees her as the ancestor of King David. In the primary lessons: in fairy tales, a servant who carries out a princess's orders

examples

• Then she said: 'Let me find favour in thy sight, my LORD; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken to the heart of thy handmaid, though I be not as one of thy handmaidens.' (Writings RUT.2.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• The handmaiden obeyed the princess's order. tree →
• The princess sent her handmaiden to the traveller. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

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