peradventure
part of speech
adverb (old use)
meaning for a pupil
Perhaps, maybe; a word from old stories, used when someone is not sure. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means "perhaps" or "in case", as when Abraham bargains with God over Sodom. Interpretation: Abraham's repeated "peradventure" shows him daring to plead for the city. The rabbis saw it as a model of caring for others. In the primary lessons: in old tales a way of saying perhaps, often in a warning or a wish
examples
- And I said unto my master: Peradventure the woman will not follow me. (Torah GEN.24.39, JPS 1917) tree →
- Peradventure ten shall be found there.' And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.' (Torah GEN.18.32, JPS 1917) tree →
- But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said: 'Lest peradventure harm befall him.' (Torah GEN.42.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites: 'Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a covenant with you?' (Prophets JOS.9.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- And David said unto Ahimelech: 'And is there peradventure here under thy hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.' (Prophets 1SA.21.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- 'Inquire, I pray thee, of the LORD for us; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us; peradventure the LORD will deal with us according to all His wondrous works, that he may go up from us.' (Prophets JER.21.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- Whenever I go against the wind my eyes will water, and peradventure my head will burn. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
- Peradventure ten shall be found there.' And He said: 'I will not destroy it for the ten's sake.'
- And I said unto my master: Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «peradventure» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.