miscarry
part of speech
verb
meaning for a pupil
To lose a baby before it is born; also, in old speech, to fail. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: God promises that no woman in the land will lose her child before birth if Israel serves Him. Interpretation: The rabbis read this as one of the blessings that come from keeping the covenant.
examples
- None shall miscarry, nor be barren, in thy land; the number of thy days I will fulfil. (Torah EXO.23.26, JPS 1917) tree →
- Give them, O LORD, whatsoever Thou wilt give; give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. (Prophets HOS.9.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast salt therein, and said: 'Thus saith the LORD: I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or miscarrying.' (Prophets 2KI.2.21, JPS 1917) tree →
note
A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.
In the corpora
- None shall miscarry, nor be barren, in thy land; the number of thy days I will fulfil.
- Give them, O LORD, whatsoever Thou wilt give; give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «miscarry» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.