peace

«peace» in Mova's judaism dictionary: no war or fighting — 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 (peace — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) A time when there is no war or fighting. tree →

2) Quiet and calm; no noise or worry. tree →

3) Getting along with others without arguing. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: God gives Phinehas a "covenant of peace." The priestly blessing ends, "and give thee peace." Interpretation: Peace is the last word of the priestly blessing and of the Amidah and Kaddish. The rabbis called peace one of God's names and said all the Torah's ways are ways of peace. In the primary lessons: In history and citizenship, peace treaties end wars; Remembrance Day and Anzac Day remember those who died and hope for peace. In everyday life, «peace and quiet» means calm. In friendship lessons, making peace means making up after a quarrel. Phrases: «at peace», «make peace», «peace and quiet», «keep the peace», «rest in peace».

examples

• Wherefore say: Behold, I give unto him My covenant of peace; (Torah NUM.25.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• The LORD will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.' (Torah EXO.14.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• The LORD lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. (Torah NUM.6.26, JPS 1917) tree →
• And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites. (Prophets 1SA.7.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• But he was as one that held his peace. (Prophets 1SA.10.27, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. (Prophets 1KI.22.45, JPS 1917) tree →
• The two countries signed a peace treaty. tree →
• I want some peace and quiet to read. tree →
• After the argument, the brothers made peace. tree →
• The dove is a symbol of peace. tree →
• Leave the cat in peace; it's sleeping. tree →
• The police keep the peace. tree →
• She felt at peace by the lake. tree →
• Let there be peace between us.” tree →

note

Uncountable. Homophone: «piece» (a part of something) — «a piece of cake» vs «peace and quiet». Tip: «a piece of pie».

In the corpora

• But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
• And the man looked stedfastly on her; holding his peace, to know whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.
• so that I come back to my father's house in peace, then shall the LORD be my God,
• And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying: 'It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.'
• The LORD will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.'

Trees and pragmatics

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