sanctify
part of speech
verb
meaning for a pupil
To make holy, to set something or someone apart for God. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: God sanctifies Israel, and Israel sanctifies itself by keeping the commandments. Moses sanctifies the Tabernacle and its vessels. Interpretation: Tradition says Israel is told to be holy because God is holy. Sanctifying God's name (Kiddush Hashem) means acting so that others honour God.
examples
- And thou shalt anoint the laver and its base, and sanctify it. (Torah EXO.40.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am the LORD your God. (Torah LEV.20.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- And keep ye My statutes, and do them: I am the LORD who sanctify you. (Torah LEV.20.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- Blow the horn in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly; (Prophets JOL.2.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Jehu said: 'Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal.' And they proclaimed it. (Prophets 2KI.10.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Joshua said unto the people: 'Sanctify yourselves; for to-morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.' (Prophets JOS.3.5, JPS 1917) tree →
note
A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.
In the corpora
- And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their garments.
- And let the priests also, that come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.'
- And there I will meet with the children of Israel; and the Tent shall be sanctified by My glory.
- And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy; whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.
- And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto Me in the priest's office.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «sanctify» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.