sevenfold

«sevenfold» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Seven times as big or as many — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (sevenfold); adverb (sevenfold)

meaning for a pupil

1) Seven times as big or as many. tree →

2) Having seven parts. tree →

3) (Bible) Seven times over, a lot: «avenged sevenfold». tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The rabbis read Cain's sevenfold protection as a sign that God's mercy gave even a murderer time to repent. In the primary lessons: In maths it means multiply by seven: «a sevenfold increase». In the Bible, the number seven is special (complete), and the phrase appears in Genesis. Phrases: «a sevenfold increase», «grew sevenfold».

examples

• If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold. (Torah GEN.4.24, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the LORD said unto him: 'Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.' And the LORD set a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should smite him. (Torah GEN.4.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached Thee, O Lord. (Writings PSA.79.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• But if he be found, he must restore sevenfold, he must give all the substance of his house. (Writings PRO.6.31, JPS 1917) tree →
• The number of visitors grew sevenfold. tree →
• A sevenfold increase from 2 is 14. tree →
• The sevenfold path had seven steps. tree →
• In the Bible, Cain was promised protection sevenfold. tree →
• Prices rose sevenfold in the story. tree →
• Their crop grew sevenfold after the rain. tree →
• But as she mounted the clamour increased sevenfold: high above them all rang the voices of her three brothers. tree →

note

One word. Maths: «sevenfold increase» usually means it becomes 7 times as much (× 7). Same pattern: twofold, threefold, tenfold.

In the corpora

• If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
• And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wherewith they have reproached Thee, O Lord.
• But if he be found, he must restore sevenfold, he must give all the substance of his house.

Trees and pragmatics

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