enormity

noun

«enormity» 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

It means a terrible, shameful deed. Hosea says that priests murdered on the road to Shechem, a city of refuge.

Interpretation. The prophet is angry that those who should lead in holiness acted like robbers. The tradition treats this as a sign of how far a leader can fall.

Meaning

A very great wickedness or crime. tree →

Examples

And as troops of robbers wait for a man, so doth the company of priests; they murder in the way toward Shechem; yea, they commit enormity. (Prophets HOS.6.9, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

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On Mova

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