maimed
adjective; also the past form of the verb maim (maim, maims, maimed, maiming)
Everyday
Maimed means badly hurt so that a part of the body is lost or no longer works properly. tree →
In the lessons
in tales, a hurt animal or person who is left crippled, often a beggar or a wounded creature
Examples
- A wolf, sorely wounded and bitten by dogs, lay sick and maimed in his lair. tree →
- The soldier came home maimed from the war. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
In Jewish tradition
It means damaged in the body, which kept a priest from serving at the altar, or a man from the assembly.
Interpretation. Tradition says these rules are about the dignity of holy service, not a judgment of a person's worth.
Examples
- He that is crushed or maimed in his privy parts shall not enter into the assembly of the LORD. (Torah DEU.23.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he hath maimed a man, so shall it be rendered unto him. (Torah LEV.24.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath any thing maimed, or anything too long, (Torah LEV.21.18, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «maimed» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «maimed» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «maimed» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «maimed» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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