stately
part of speech
adjective (statelier, stateliest)
meaning for a pupil
Stately means grand, dignified and impressive, and often slow and calm in movement or appearance. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Proverbs and the prophets it means grand and impressive in walk or appearance, often of kings or a mighty figure. Interpretation: The proverb's four stately creatures are read as lessons about dignity and leadership, and Isaiah's stately figure is read as God coming in victory. In the primary lessons: in stories a stately house, person or procession looks grand and important
examples
- There are three things which are stately in their march, yea, four which are stately in going: (Writings PRO.30.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- and sattest upon a stately bed, with a table prepared before it, whereupon thou didst set Mine incense and Mine oil. (Prophets EZK.23.41, JPS 1917) tree →
- This that is glorious in his apparel, stately in the greatness of his strength?' — 'I that speak in victory, mighty to save.' — (Prophets ISA.63.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- The stately castle stood on the hill. tree →
- The swans glided across the lake in stately fashion. tree →
- A stately old lady sat in the chair. tree →
- The pigs moved in stately rows across the yard. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
- and sattest upon a stately bed, with a table prepared before it, whereupon thou didst set Mine incense and Mine oil.
- There are three things which are stately in their march, yea, four which are stately in going:
Trees and pragmatics
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