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lameness

noun (lameness)

«lameness» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

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

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