kneel

«kneel» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to go down or stay with one or both knees on the ground — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (kneel, kneels, knelt or kneeled, kneeling)

meaning for a pupil

To kneel is to go down or stay with one or both knees on the ground. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Tanakh the camels kneel down to rest by the well, and kneeling is also a sign of bowing before a ruler or before God. The psalms invite all people, even the dying, to kneel before the LORD. Interpretation: Jews usually bow or bend the knee only in a few prayers, such as the Aleinu, to show reverence for God alone. Psalm 95 is sung in the Sabbath prayers, and Psalm 22 is read as saying that all the world will in the end honour God. In the primary lessons: In everyday life, people kneel to tie shoelaces, garden, look under things or talk to small children at their level. In some religions, people kneel to pray. In stories, a knight kneels before the king, or someone kneels to propose marriage. In first aid, you kneel beside an injured person. Phrases: kneel down, kneel on, kneel beside, on bended knee.

examples

• And he made the camels to kneel down without the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water. (Torah GEN.24.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• They go and come at His word, and at His command ti)ev pursue like the whirlwind, and kneel before His throne. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• O come, let us bow down and bend the knee; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; (Writings PSA.95.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship; all they that go down to the dust shall kneel before Him, even he that cannot keep his soul alive. (Writings PSA.22.30, JPS 1917) tree →
• She knelt down to tie her shoelace. tree →
• Kneel beside the person and check if they are breathing. tree →
• The knight knelt before the queen. tree →
• We knelt on the grass to look at the ants. tree →
• Grandma kneels on a cushion when she gardens. tree →
• The children knelt to pray in the church. tree →
• Now the lovers kneel down, and one of them sings: tree →

note

Silent k: say «neel». Past: «knelt» (more common in UK) or «kneeled» (common in US). Noun: knee. Homophone trap: «kneel» vs «Neil» (a name).

In the corpora

• O come, let us bow down and bend the knee; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;

Trees and pragmatics

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