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chide

verb

«chide» 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

Interpretation: Gideon calms Ephraim's anger with a gentle answer. Tradition draws the lesson that humility turns away wrath.

Meaning

To scold or quarrel with someone angrily. tree →

Examples

  • And the men of Ephraim said unto him: 'Why hast thou served us thus, that thou didst not call us when thou wentest to fight with Midian?' And they did chide with him sharply. (Prophets JDG.8.1, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

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

On Mova

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