humble
part of speech
adjective (humble, humbler, humblest); verb (humble, humbles, humbled, humbling)
meaning for a pupil
1) Not proud; not thinking you are better or more important than other people. tree →
2) Simple, poor or ordinary: «a humble cottage», «from humble beginnings». tree →
3) (verb) To make someone feel less proud, or to beat a strong opponent: «The small team humbled the champions.» tree →
4) (church, Bible) Christians believe God loves the humble; «humble yourself» means put God and others first. tree →
5) (formal, polite) Used to be polite about yourself: «In my humble opinion…». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Psalms "the humble" are the poor and lowly who depend on God. Humbled can still mean harmed or brought low, as in the Torah. Interpretation: The tradition reads the psalms as teaching that God watches over the humble, guides them and saves them. Humility is counted as a great virtue. In the primary lessons: In ethics and religion lessons humility is a virtue: Jesus washed his disciples' feet and was born in a humble stable. In stories a humble hero does not boast. In sport news a big team is «humbled» by a small one. Phrases: «humble beginnings», «humble pie» («eat humble pie»: admit you were wrong), «in my humble opinion» (IMHO), «humble yourself».
examples
- And Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the land, saw her; and he took her, and lay with her, and humbled her. (Torah GEN.34.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- I also will walk contrary unto them, and bring them into the land of their enemies; if then perchance their uncircumcised heart be humbled, and they then be paid the punishment of their iniquity; (Torah LEV.26.41, JPS 1917) tree →
- then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife, because he hath humbled her; he may not put her away all his days. (Torah DEU.22.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up Thy hand; forget not the humble. (Writings PSA.10.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- He guideth The humble in justice; and He teacheth the humble His way. (Writings PSA.25.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- When God arose to judgment, to save all the humble of the earth. (Writings PSA.76.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- Even after winning, she stayed humble. tree →
- Jesus was born in a humble stable. tree →
- He came from humble beginnings and became a doctor. tree →
- The little club humbled the league leaders. tree →
- I had to eat humble pie when I lost the bet. tree →
- «In my humble opinion, pizza is the best food.» tree →
- God lifts up the humble. tree →
- He went home to his humble room, and modelled a Psyche of clay. tree →
note
Comparison: humbler, humblest. Noun: humility (not «humbleness», though it exists). Pronounced HUM-bul (some say UM-bul). Trap: humble does not mean weak; humble people can be strong and brave.
In the corpora
- And the afflicted people Thou dost save; but Thine eyes are upon the haughty, that Thou mayest humble them.
- And man is bowed down, and man is humbled, and the eyes of the lofty are humbled;
- The humble also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the neediest among men shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.
- In thee have they uncovered their fathers' nakedness; in thee have they humbled her that was unclean in her impurity.
- Seek ye the LORD, all ye humble of the earth, that have executed His ordinance; seek righteousness, seek humility.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «humble» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.