holy

«holy» in Mova's judaism dictionary: connected with God or a religion, and treated with deep… — 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

adjective (holy, holier, holiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Holy means special because it is connected with God or a religion, and treated with deep respect. tree →

2) Holy describes a person who is very religious and good. tree →

3) (informal) "Holy cow!" or "Holy moly!" are cries of surprise. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Set apart for God, such as the sabbath, the priests and offerings. "Most holy" meant the highest level of sacred things. It also describes places such as God's "holy mountain", and "holy ones" can mean angels. Interpretation: Kadosh means set apart. The Sabbath is holy in time, and Israel is told "Be holy, for I am holy." Most holy offerings could be eaten only by priests in the sanctuary. The holy mountain is read as Zion and the Temple, and "holy ones" as heavenly beings. In the primary lessons: In religious education: holy books (the Bible, the Qur'an, the Torah), holy places, holy days. In comics and everyday speech: mild exclamations of surprise. Phrases: holy book, holy water, holy place, Holy cow, Holy moly.

examples

• Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. (Torah EXO.20.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• Every male among the priests may eat thereof; it is most holy. (Torah LEV.6.29, JPS 1917) tree →
• And this is the law of the guilt-offering: it is most holy. (Torah LEV.7.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• Who shall dwell upon Thy holy mountain? (Writings PSA.15.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• His foundation is in the holy mountains. (Writings PSA.87.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• And to which of the holy ones wilt thou turn? (Writings JOB.5.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• The Qur'an is the holy book of Islam. tree →
• Jerusalem is a holy city for many religions. tree →
• The priest sprinkled holy water. tree →
• Holy cow, that wave is huge! tree →
• The monk lived a holy life. tree →
• Many people visit holy places on pilgrimages. tree →
• "You have killed the holy woman!" tree →

note

Homophone trap: holy (religious) sounds like "wholly" (completely) and almost like "holey" (full of holes). Holiday comes from "holy day". Exclamations like "Holy cow!" are informal.

In the corpora

• Thou in Thy love hast led the people that Thou hast redeemed; Thou hast guided them in Thy strength to Thy holy habitation.
• and ye shall be unto Me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation.
• Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
• And thou shalt put the ark-cover upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
• And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother, for splendour and for beauty.

Trees and pragmatics

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