gambol

Everyday

1. To gambol is to skip, jump and play about happily, like a lamb or kitten. tree →
2. A gambol is a playful leap or jump (noun). tree →

In the lessons

in stories, young animals or children playing joyfully; «playful gambols» means happy games

Examples

• The lambs gambolled in the field. tree →
• The puppy gambolled round the garden. tree →
• The children gambolled on the sand. tree →

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nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

To leap and frolic like young animals. Jeremiah uses it for the wicked who celebrate, and Malachi uses it for the joy of the righteous.

Interpretation. Malachi's "calves of the stall" are read as the joy of the righteous freed on the day of redemption. The "sun of righteousness" with healing is a sign of God's justice.

Examples

• Because ye are glad, because ye rejoice, O ye that plunder My heritage, because ye gambol as a heifer at grass, and neigh as strong horses; (Prophets JER.50.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• But unto you that fear My name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings; and ye shall go forth, and gambol as calves of the stall. (Prophets MAL.3.20, JPS 1917) tree →

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nothing for maths