lifeblood

«lifeblood» in Mova's judaism dictionary: The blood that carries life in a body, or the thing a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun

meaning for a pupil

The blood that carries life in a body, or the thing a person's life depends on. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Isaiah it means the blood of the nations, poured out on the ground when God punishes them. Interpretation: Blood stands for life in the Torah, so pouring it out shows life itself being taken. Commentators read this as God's judgment on Israel's enemies.

examples

• And I trod down the peoples in Mine anger, and made them drunk with My fury, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.' (Prophets ISA.63.6, JPS 1917) tree →

note

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Trees and pragmatics

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