unrighteousness

«unrighteousness» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Unfair or dishonest behavior; wrongdoing — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun

meaning for a pupil

Unfair or dishonest behavior; wrongdoing. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The Torah forbids it in judgment and in weights and measures, meaning courts and shops must both be fair. Interpretation: The rabbis read this as a command to judge fairly without favoring the poor or the great. They teach that each person must be judged by fairness alone.

examples

• Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure. (Torah LEV.19.35, JPS 1917) tree →
• Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment; thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor favour the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. (Torah LEV.19.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• Or who hath said: 'Thou hast wrought unrighteousness'? (Writings JOB.36.23, JPS 1917) tree →
• Yea, they do no unrighteousness; they walk in His ways. (Writings PSA.119.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit; (Writings JOB.27.4, JPS 1917) tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in meteyard, in weight, or in measure.
• Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till unrighteousness was found in thee.
• Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.
• To declare that the LORD is upright, my Rock, in whom there is no unrighteousness.
• Yea, they do no unrighteousness; they walk in His ways.

Trees and pragmatics

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