ordinance

«ordinance» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A rule or law that must be kept, especially one given by… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun

meaning for a pupil

A rule or law that must be kept, especially one given by an authority. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the JPS Torah it means a law or rule commanded by God, such as the Passover rules or the rules for offerings. Interpretation: The tradition separates kinds of commands, and "ordinance" often stands for a statute (chok) that is kept because God commanded it, even when reasons are not given.

examples

• Now these are the ordinances which thou shalt set before them. (Torah EXO.21.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year. (Torah EXO.13.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the burnt-offering was presented; and he offered it according to the ordinance. (Torah LEV.9.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? (Writings JOB.38.33, JPS 1917) tree →
• This is an ordinance for ever to Israel. (Writings 2CH.2.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• If his children forsake My law, and walk not in Mine ordinances; (Writings PSA.89.31, JPS 1917) tree →

note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

In the corpora

• And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.
• And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron: 'This is the ordinance of the passover: there shall no alien eat thereof;
• Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year.
• There He made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He proved them;
• Now these are the ordinances which thou shalt set before them.

Trees and pragmatics

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