offering
part of speech
noun (an offering, offerings); verb form (offering — from offer)
meaning for a pupil
1) An offering is something you give, especially as a gift. tree →
2) (church) An offering is money people give in a church service, or a gift given to God; in the Bible people brought offerings such as animals, grain or the first fruits of the harvest. tree →
3) Offering is the -ing form of the verb "offer": giving someone the chance to take something. tree →
4) An offering can be something made available to buy or watch, like a new film or a menu choice. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: An offering is a sacrifice or gift brought to God, such as an animal, grain, or oil, burned or given at the altar or Tabernacle. Interpretation: The rabbis grouped offerings into kinds such as burnt, sin, meal, and freewill offerings, each with its own rules. After the Temple fell, they taught that prayer takes the place of the sacrifices. In the primary lessons: In church, the offering is collected in a plate or bag while a hymn is sung, and the money supports the church and the poor. In the Bible, Cain and Abel bring offerings to God. In other religions people also make offerings of flowers, food or light. In everyday life "offering" is often just the verb: "offering help". Phrases: "take up the offering", "peace offering", "harvest offering", "burnt offering".
examples
- one male of the goats for a sin-offering; (Torah NUM.7.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they brought yet unto him freewill-offerings every morning. (Torah EXO.36.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- This was the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab. (Torah NUM.7.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt-offerings. (Prophets 2KI.10.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt-offering upon the altar. (Writings 2CH.29.27, JPS 1917) tree →
- and for the wood-offering, at times appointed, and for the first-fruits. (Writings NEH.13.31, JPS 1917) tree →
- During the hymn, two people passed round the offering plate. tree →
- I put my pocket money in the offering at church. tree →
- In the Bible, Abel's offering was the best of his lambs. tree →
- Hindus may place flowers as an offering in the temple. tree →
- I gave my sister a chocolate as a peace offering after our fight. tree →
- Thank you for offering to help with the washing up. tree →
- The café's newest offering is a strawberry milkshake. tree →
- Her offerings were cakes and milk. tree →
note
Countable as a noun: an offering, offerings. Be careful: "offering" is both a noun ("the offering") and part of the verb ("I am offering you a sweet"). A "peace offering" is a gift to make friends again after a quarrel. Related: "to offer up a prayer" (church).
In the corpora
- And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
- And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering;
- but unto Cain and to his offering He had not respect.
- And Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son.
- And this is the offering which ye shall take of them: gold, and silver, and brass;
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «offering» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.