tidings
part of speech
noun (tidings — plural, old-fashioned)
meaning for a pupil
1) News or information, especially important news. tree →
2) In Christmas songs and the Bible: «good tidings» means good news. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the prophets and psalms, tidings can be good news, such as the messenger on the mountains who announces peace, or bad news that the faithful need not fear. Interpretation: The messenger of good tidings is read by tradition as a picture of the hope of redemption and peace. In the primary lessons: An old-fashioned and literary word. You meet it in Christmas carols («Good tidings we bring to you and your kin», «O tidings of comfort and joy»), in the Bible (the angel brings «good tidings of great joy» to the shepherds), and in old stories where messengers bring tidings. In The Wind in the Willows the animals pass tidings along the river bank.
examples
- And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned; and no man did put on him his ornaments. (Torah EXO.33.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. (Torah GEN.29.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- The Lord giveth the word; the women that proclaim the tidings are a great host. (Writings PSA.68.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that announceth peace! (Prophets NAM.2.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is stedfast, trusting in the LORD. (Writings PSA.112.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- The messenger brought tidings from the king. tree →
- Good tidings we bring to you and your kin! tree →
- The angel brought good tidings to the shepherds. tree →
- We waited anxiously for tidings of the lost ship. tree →
- Glad tidings! The baby has arrived. tree →
- The Rat brought tidings of Toad's latest crash. tree →
- He overlooked it in his haste to tell the glorious tidings. tree →
note
Plural noun with plural verb: «The tidings were good.» Old-fashioned; today say «news». Not related to sea tides.
In the corpora
- And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned; and no man did put on him his ornaments.
- And the tidings came to Joab; for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom.
- A harbinger unto Zion will I give: 'Behold, behold them', and to Jerusalem a messenger of good tidings.
- Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that announceth peace!
- The Lord giveth the word; the women that proclaim the tidings are a great host.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «tidings» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.