intercessor

noun

«intercessor» 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 the Bible it means someone who speaks for others before God, or sometimes a mediator or interpreter. Job also speaks of an angel as an intercessor.

Interpretation. Tradition understands that prophets, priests, and sometimes angels may speak for people, though some commentators say that a person's own good deeds are the best defenders.

Meaning

A person who pleads with another for someone else's sake. tree →

Examples

Thy first father sinned, and thine intercessors have transgressed against Me. (Prophets ISA.43.27, JPS 1917) tree →
Mine inward thoughts are my intercessors, mine eye poureth out tears unto God; (Writings JOB.16.20, JPS 1917) tree →
If there be for him an angel, an intercessor, one among a thousand, to vouch for a man's uprightness; (Writings JOB.33.23, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

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

On Mova

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