prayer

«prayer» in Mova's judaism dictionary: words that someone says to God or a god, to thank, praise… — 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 (a prayer, prayers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A prayer is words that someone says to God or a god, to thank, praise or ask for help. tree →

2) Prayer is the act of praying. tree →

3) «Not have a prayer» means to have no chance at all. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Speaking to God, asking, thanking or praising. In the Torah the word is rare, but the idea of calling on God is central, and later Jewish tradition gives prayer a fixed form. Interpretation: The rabbis taught that prayer took the place of the Temple offerings, with set services morning, afternoon and evening. Many say the patriarchs began these three times of prayer. In the primary lessons: In religious education children learn that many faiths use prayer: Christians, Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Sikhs and others. Prayers can be said aloud, sung, or thought silently, at home, at school assemblies or in places of worship. In stories a prayer shows hope or fear. Phrases: say a prayer, a prayer for, in prayer, morning prayers, the answer to my prayers.

examples

• A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet. (Prophets HAB.3.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. (Writings PSA.61.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended. (Writings PSA.72.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• Grandpa says a prayer before every meal. tree →
• The family bowed their heads in prayer. tree →
• Muslims say prayers five times a day. tree →
• We sang a prayer at assembly. tree →
• The rain was the answer to the farmers' prayers. tree →
• With that old bike, he doesn't have a prayer of winning. tree →
• Little Gerda repeated the Lord's Prayer. tree →

note

Countable: a prayer, prayers; also uncountable for the activity: «in prayer». Pronounced like «prair», one syllable. The verb is «pray» — do not confuse with «prey» (an animal hunted by another), which sounds the same.

In the corpora

• then hear Thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
• then hear Thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven Thy dwelling-place, and maintain their cause;
• LORD, in trouble have they sought Thee, silently they poured out a prayer when Thy chastening was upon them.
• When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD; and my prayer came in unto Thee, into Thy holy temple.
• A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet.

Trees and pragmatics

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