washpot
part of speech
noun
meaning for a pupil
A basin or pot for washing, such as feet or hands. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Psalm, God calls Moab his washpot, meaning a lowly servant used for humble work. Interpretation: Commentators read it as a picture of Moab's low place and of God's victory over Israel's neighbors.
examples
- Moab is my washpot; upon Edom do I cast my shoe; Philistia, cry aloud because of me! (Writings PSA.60.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- Moab is my washpot; upon Edom do I cast my shoe; over Philistia do I cry aloud. (Writings PSA.108.10, JPS 1917) tree →
note
A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.
In the corpora
- Moab is my washpot; upon Edom do I cast my shoe; Philistia, cry aloud because of me!
- Moab is my washpot; upon Edom do I cast my shoe; over Philistia do I cry aloud.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «washpot» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.