lameness
noun (lameness)
Everyday
Lameness is the state of being unable to walk well because a leg or foot is hurt. tree →
In the lessons
in tales a creature's lameness is a clue; a lame animal walks with a limp
Examples
- The wolf asked the cause of his lameness. tree →
- His lameness made him slow. tree →
- The vet treated the horse's lameness. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
In Jewish tradition
In Deuteronomy, an animal with lameness could not be sacrificed.
Interpretation. The rabbis taught that an offering must be whole and unblemished, as a way of giving God one's best.
Examples
- And if there be any blemish therein, lameness, or blindness, any ill blemish whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God. (Torah DEU.15.21, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «lameness» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- Trees and pragmatics of «lameness» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «lameness» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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