lifeblood

noun

«lifeblood» 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 Isaiah it means the blood of the nations, poured out on the ground when God punishes them.

Interpretation. Blood stands for life in the Torah, so pouring it out shows life itself being taken. Commentators read this as God's judgment on Israel's enemies.

Meaning

The blood that carries life in a body, or the thing a person's life depends on. tree →

Examples

And I trod down the peoples in Mine anger, and made them drunk with My fury, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.' (Prophets ISA.63.6, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

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On Mova

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