harlot

«harlot» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A woman who has sex for pay, or a woman who is unfaithful — 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

A woman who has sex for pay, or a woman who is unfaithful. It is an old word. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The Torah uses it for a woman of loose conduct. Simeon and Levi ask whether their sister should be treated as one, and Judah mistakes Tamar for one. The law forbids Israelite daughters to serve as one. The prophets also use it as a picture: Isaiah and Ezekiel call faithless Jerusalem a harlot. Samson visits one in Gaza. Interpretation: Commentators treat it as a serious wrong and also discuss Tamar's case, where her aim was good. The Torah's ban on such conduct is read as protecting the holiness of the family and the land. The prophets' figure is read as showing Israel's unfaithfulness to God as a marriage broken.

examples

And they said: 'Should one deal with our sister as with a harlot?' (Torah GEN.34.31, JPS 1917) tree →
When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face. (Torah GEN.38.15, JPS 1917) tree →
There shall be no harlot of the daughters of Israel, neither shall there be a sodomite of the sons of Israel. (Torah DEU.23.17, JPS 1917) tree →
How is the faithful city become a harlot! (Prophets ISA.1.21, JPS 1917) tree →
Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD! (Prophets EZK.16.35, JPS 1917) tree →
And Samson went to Gaza, and saw there a harlot, and went in unto her. (Prophets JDG.16.1, JPS 1917) tree →

note

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

In the corpora

Trees and pragmatics

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

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