peaceably
part of speech
adverb
meaning for a pupil
In a calm, friendly way, without quarrelling. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Used as in Genesis 37:4, where Joseph's brothers hate him so much that they cannot greet him kindly. Interpretation: Commentators note this as a sign of honesty: the brothers did not hide their hatred behind false friendliness. Some also see it as the start of the jealousy that leads to Joseph being sold.
examples
- And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. (Torah GEN.37.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- And she said: 'Comest thou peaceably?' And he said: 'Peaceably.' (Prophets 1KI.2.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said: 'Comest thou peaceably?' (Prophets 1SA.16.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- Their tongue is a sharpened arrow, it speaketh deceit; one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in his heart he layeth wait for him. (Prophets JER.9.7, JPS 1917) tree →
note
A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.
In the corpora
- And the elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said: 'Comest thou peaceably?'
- And she said: 'Comest thou peaceably?' And he said: 'Peaceably.'
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «peaceably» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.