innocency

«innocency» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Being free from guilt or blame; clean, honest behavior — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun

meaning for a pupil

Being free from guilt or blame; clean, honest behavior. An old word for innocence. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Abimelech uses it to say he did no wrong, because he did not know Sarah was Abraham's wife. Interpretation: Tradition reads it as a claim of clean hands and a pure heart. God agrees that Abimelech acted in the integrity of his heart.

examples

• In the simplicity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this.' (Torah GEN.20.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocency; (Writings PSA.73.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• I will wash my hands in innocency; so will I compass Thine altar, O LORD, (Writings PSA.26.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thy calf, O Samaria, is cast off; Mine anger is kindled against them; how long will it be ere they attain to innocency? (Prophets HOS.8.5, JPS 1917) tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• In the simplicity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this.'
• I will wash my hands in innocency; so will I compass Thine altar, O LORD,
• Surely in vain have I cleansed my heart, and washed my hands in innocency;

Trees and pragmatics

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