peaceable
part of speech
adjective (peaceable, more peaceable, most peaceable); adverb peaceably
meaning for a pupil
1) Not wanting to fight or argue; liking peace. tree →
2) Calm and without fighting: «a peaceable meeting». tree →
3) (church, Bible) The «peaceable kingdom» is Isaiah's picture of a world where the wolf lives with the lamb. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Quiet and calm, free from fighting. It is used of a safe home and quiet land. Interpretation: In the Prophets "peaceable" dwellings are a picture of safety that God gives His people. Folds being made silent shows that God's anger can destroy that peace. In the primary lessons: In stories a peaceable village or a peaceable giant is gentle; in religion lessons the peaceable kingdom shows the hope of perfect peace. In law «peaceable protest» is protest without violence. Phrases: «peaceable kingdom», «peaceable people», «settle peaceably».
examples
- And the peaceable folds are brought to silence because of the fierce anger of the LORD. (Prophets JER.25.37, JPS 1917) tree →
- And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting-places. (Prophets ISA.32.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they that dwelt there aforetime were of Ham. (Writings 1CH.4.40, JPS 1917) tree →
- The giant was peaceable and kind. tree →
- The neighbours settled their argument peaceably. tree →
- Isaiah wrote of a peaceable kingdom where the lion and lamb lie down together. tree →
- Our cat is a peaceable creature. tree →
- The crowd was peaceable and calm. tree →
- Try to solve things in a peaceable way. tree →
- The man, who was a peaceable quiet sort of fellow, made no objections, but simply said: tree →
note
Similar to «peaceful», but «peaceable» is more about people who avoid fights; «peaceful» is used more for calm places and times («a peaceful garden»). Formal or old-fashioned.
In the corpora
- And my people shall abide in a peaceable habitation, and in secure dwellings, and in quiet resting-places.
- And the peaceable folds are brought to silence because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
Trees and pragmatics
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