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joyfulness

noun

«joyfulness» 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 Torah it is the cheerful spirit with which God wants to be served.

Interpretation. Tradition teaches that serving God with joy is a duty. The Torah warns that the people suffered because they lacked joy even when they had plenty.

Meaning

The feeling of being joyful and happy. tree →

Examples

  • because thou didst not serve the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things; (Torah DEU.28.47, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

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

On Mova

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/joyfulness/