shibboleth

«shibboleth» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A word or custom that shows who belongs to a group, often… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun

meaning for a pupil

A word or custom that shows who belongs to a group, often a test of identity. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Judges, the men of Gilead used the word "Shibboleth" to catch Ephraimites, who could not say the "sh" sound and said "Sibboleth." Interpretation: Tradition uses the story as a warning of how tribal quarrels turned deadly, and the word now means any test of belonging.

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Trees and pragmatics

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