overdrive

«overdrive» in Mova's judaism dictionary: To drive animals too hard or too fast, so that they get… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb

meaning for a pupil

To drive animals too hard or too fast, so that they get worn out. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Jacob uses it of driving his tender flocks and children too fast on the journey. Interpretation: Jacob's words are read as showing his care for the weak, who must travel at their own pace.

examples

• And he said unto him: 'My lord knoweth that the children are tender, and that the flocks and herds giving suck are a care to me; and if they overdrive them one day, all the flocks will die. (Torah GEN.33.13, JPS 1917) tree →

note

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Trees and pragmatics

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