inwardly
adverb
In Jewish tradition
In the Psalm it means in the heart, in secret, in contrast to what is said aloud.
Interpretation. Tradition teaches that God knows the heart, so words that sound like blessings cannot hide what a person really feels inside.
Meaning
In one's inner thoughts or heart rather than in outward appearance. tree →
Examples
- They only devise to thrust him down from his height, delighting in lies; they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. (Writings PSA.62.5, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.
On Mova
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