sceptre

«sceptre» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a decorated rod or staff carried by a king or queen at… — 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 sceptre, sceptres)

meaning for a pupil

1) A sceptre is a decorated rod or staff carried by a king or queen at ceremonies as a sign of their power. tree →

2) The sceptre can also mean royal power itself. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Jacob's blessing it is the sign that Judah will lead. In Esther the king holds out the golden sceptre to show favour, and Isaiah says God breaks the sceptre of wicked rulers. Interpretation: The tradition reads Jacob's blessing as the promise of kingship for Judah, from whom King David came, and many see it as pointing to the Messiah. Esther touching the sceptre is read as the moment her courage was accepted. In the primary lessons: In history lessons and on visits to see crown jewels, pupils see sceptres with jewels and crosses on top. In stories and the Bible, a king holds out his sceptre; in the book of Esther, the king holds out his gold sceptre to Queen Esther to show she may approach. Phrases: "the royal sceptre", "orb and sceptre", "crown and sceptre".

examples

• The well, which the princes digged, which the nobles of the people delved, with the sceptre, and with their staves. (Torah NUM.21.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, as long as men come to Shiloh; and unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be. (Torah GEN.49.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre. (Writings EST.8.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre. (Writings EST.5.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers, (Prophets ISA.14.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• The king held the sceptre in his right hand. tree →
• The crown, orb and sceptre were kept in the Tower of London. tree →
• (Bible) The king held out his gold sceptre to Queen Esther. tree →
• The queen in our play had a sceptre made of a painted stick. tree →
• The sceptre had a huge diamond at the top. tree →
• In the story, whoever held the magic sceptre ruled the land. tree →
• In the one Omar had chosen lay a little gold crown and sceptre on a velvet cushion. tree →

note

British spelling: sceptre; American spelling: scepter. Pronounced SEP-ter (the c is silent). Countable: a sceptre, sceptres. Do not confuse with "spectre" (a ghost).

In the corpora

• The well, which the princes digged, which the nobles of the people delved, with the sceptre, and with their staves.
• The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, the sceptre of the rulers,
• Thy throne given of God is for ever and ever; a sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
• Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.
• Gilead is mine, Manasseh is mine; Ephraim also is the defence of my head; Judah is my sceptre.

Trees and pragmatics

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