servant

«servant» in Mova's judaism dictionary: paid to work in someone else's home, doing jobs like… — 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 servant, servants)

meaning for a pupil

1) A person who is paid to work in someone else's home, doing jobs like cooking, cleaning and serving food, especially in the past. tree →

2) A person who works for and serves others: a public servant (a government worker), a civil servant. tree →

3) (formal, old) Used politely at the end of old letters: «Your humble servant». tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Calling oneself or Moses "servant" of God, as in "servant of the LORD," is a high title, showing loyalty and closeness to God. In the primary lessons: In history lessons and stories, rich families had many servants: maids, cooks and butlers. Today «public servant» or «civil servant» means someone who works for the government. In maths: «The castle had 24 servants in 3 equal groups». Phrases: «civil servant», «public servant», «servants' quarters».

examples

• And he said: 'I am Abraham's servant. (Torah GEN.24.34, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the servant took Rebekah, and went his way. (Torah GEN.24.61, JPS 1917) tree →
• A sojourner and a hired servant shall not eat thereof. (Torah EXO.12.45, JPS 1917) tree →
• Who is blind, but My servant? (Prophets ISA.42.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• And let it repent Thee concerning Thy servants. (Writings PSA.90.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• How many are the days of Thy servant? (Writings PSA.119.84, JPS 1917) tree →
• The castle had many servants. tree →
• The servant brought the king his dinner. tree →
• My aunt is a civil servant. tree →
• Firefighters are public servants. tree →
• The 18 servants worked in 3 groups of 6. tree →
• In the story, the servant turned out to be a princess. tree →
• We are no more than servants. tree →

note

Countable: servants. From «serve». Some old stories show servants treated unfairly; slavery is different — slaves were not free or paid.

In the corpora

• And he said: Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
• And he said: Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem; and let Canaan be their servant.
• God enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be their servant.
• And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.
• And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.

Trees and pragmatics

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