oft

«oft» in Mova's judaism dictionary: often, many times — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (old use; no forms)

meaning for a pupil

1) (old use) Oft means often, many times. tree →

2) Oft is used in poems and fairy tales to sound old-fashioned. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Old word for "often." The Psalms and Job use it for how many times Israel rebelled or how rarely the wicked suffer. In the primary lessons: in fairy tales and old poems, «oft» means «often» and makes the tale sound long ago

examples

• How oft did they rebel against Him in the wilderness, and grieve Him in the desert! (Writings PSA.78.40, JPS 1917) tree →
• And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. (Prophets 2KI.4.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? that their calamity cometh upon them? that He distributeth pains in His anger? (Writings JOB.21.17, JPS 1917) tree →
• Oft asked I for this boon. tree →
• The kittens oft gripped at the spindle. tree →
• We oft went to the river in summer. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
• How oft did they rebel against Him in the wilderness, and grieve Him in the desert!

Trees and pragmatics

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