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maimed

adjective; also the past form of the verb maim (maim, maims, maimed, maiming)

«maimed» 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

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

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