subvert

«subvert» in Mova's judaism dictionary: To overturn or ruin something, especially to twist a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb

meaning for a pupil

To overturn or ruin something, especially to twist a person's case so justice fails. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Lamentations says God does not approve of perverting justice. Tradition uses this to teach that judges must be fair. Job feels God has wronged him.

examples

• To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not. (Writings LAM.3.36, JPS 1917) tree →
• Know now that God hath subverted my cause, and hath compassed me with His net. (Writings JOB.19.6, JPS 1917) tree →

note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

In the corpora

• Know now that God hath subverted my cause, and hath compassed me with His net.
• To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not.

Trees and pragmatics

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