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allure

verb

«allure» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

In Jewish tradition

In Hosea, God gently draws Israel back into the wilderness to speak tenderly to her, as when she first left Egypt. In Job, it means leading someone out of trouble.

Interpretation. Tradition reads Hosea's verse as God's loving call to return, with the wilderness as a place of new beginnings.

Meaning

To attract someone by offering something pleasing, or to tempt them gently. tree →

Examples

  • Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak tenderly unto her. (Prophets HOS.2.16, JPS 1917) tree →
  • Yea, He hath allured thee out of distress into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which is set on thy table is full of fatness; (Writings JOB.36.16, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

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

On Mova

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