punish

«punish» in Mova's judaism dictionary: To make someone suffer or lose something because they did… — 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

verb (punish, punishes, punished, punishing)

meaning for a pupil

1) To make someone suffer or lose something because they did something wrong, so they learn not to do it again. tree →

2) To treat something roughly: «the hot sun punished the plants». tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Tanakh God punishes sin, often as a call to turn back. Punishing the righteous is called wrong. Interpretation: The tradition teaches that God is just and that punishment aims at repentance. During the Ten Days of Repentance people ask forgiveness and return to God. In the primary lessons: In school and family life, rules have consequences: a detention, losing screen time. In law, judges punish crimes with fines or prison. In stories, villains are punished in the end. Phrases: «punish someone for», «be punished», «punishing heat».

examples

• Now will He remember their iniquity, and punish their sins; they shall return to Egypt. (Prophets HOS.8.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• To punish also the righteous is not good, nor to strike the noble for their uprightness. (Writings PRO.17.26, JPS 1917) tree →
• Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them that are circumcised in their uncircumcision: (Prophets JER.9.24, JPS 1917) tree →
• The teacher punished us for being rude. tree →
• He was punished for cheating in the test. tree →
• My parents don't punish me if I tell the truth. tree →
• The thief was punished by the court. tree →
• In the story, the cruel king was punished. tree →
• It's not fair to punish the whole class for one person. tree →
• I could punish you now, but I’ll wait! tree →

note

Past: punished. Noun: punishment. «Punish someone for doing something». Hitting or hurting a child is not a fair punishment; if someone hurts you, tell a trusted adult.

In the corpora

• Notwithstanding if he continue a day or two, he shall not be punished; for he is his money.
• Shall I not punish for these things? saith the LORD; Shall not My soul be avenged on such a nation as this?
• Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them that are circumcised in their uncircumcision:
• And it is like people, like priest; and I will punish him for his ways, and will recompense him his doings.
• Now will He remember their iniquity, and punish their sins; they shall return to Egypt.

Trees and pragmatics

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