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married

adjective; past form of the verb marry (marry, marries, married, marrying)

«married» 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

  1. Having a husband or wife. tree →
  2. (past form) Became husband and wife, or joined two people in marriage. tree →
  3. married to (informal): very involved in something, such as work. tree →

In the lessons

In stories and family life: "my aunt got married last summer". In family-tree questions. Phrases: get married, married to, married couple, newly married.

Examples

  • My aunt and uncle are married. tree →
  • They got married on a beach. tree →
  • She is married to a teacher. tree →
  • The married couple went on holiday. tree →
  • A priest married them in the church. tree →
  • He's married to his job! tree →
  • How long have your grandparents been married? tree →
  • She said "Yes," and they were married. tree →

Note

Say "married to" someone, not "married with". "Get married" is the everyday phrase. A married couple is 2 people in maths problems.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Marriage is seen as a holy bond. The rabbis taught that a man should marry, and they gave rules about marriage that appear in the laws of Moses. In the primary lessons: In stories and family life: "my aunt got married last summer". In family-tree questions. Phrases: get married, married to, married couple, newly married.

Examples

  • For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father's brothers' sons. (Torah NUM.36.11, JPS 1917) tree →
  • And Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married; for he had married a Cushite woman. (Torah NUM.12.1, JPS 1917) tree →
  • If he come in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he be married, then his wife shall go out with him. (Torah EXO.21.3, JPS 1917) tree →
  • For an odious woman when she is married; and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress. (Writings PRO.30.23, JPS 1917) tree →
  • In those days also saw I the Jews that had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab; (Writings NEH.13.23, JPS 1917) tree →
  • And they were finished with all the men that had married foreign women by the first day of the first month. (Writings EZR.10.17, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Say "married to" someone, not "married with". "Get married" is the everyday phrase. A married couple is 2 people in maths problems.

On Mova

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