coyly

adverb

«coyly» 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

Jeremiah asks Israel, the "backsliding daughter," how long she will turn away. It means hesitating or wandering instead of returning.

Interpretation. It is read as God's loving call to Israel to come back. The next verse speaks of a new thing in the land, which tradition reads as a hopeful promise.

Meaning

In a shy or teasing way, as if holding back. tree →

Examples

How long wilt thou turn away coyly, O thou backsliding daughter? (Prophets JER.31.22, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

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

On Mova

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