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plowman

noun

«plowman» 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

Isaiah asks whether a farmer plows forever, showing that God has times and purposes. Amos says the harvest will be so rich that the plowman overtakes the reaper.

Interpretation. Tradition reads Amos's picture as a promise of a time of great blessing when Israel is restored.

Meaning

A person who plows a field, a farmer. tree →

Examples

  • Is the plowman never done with plowing to sow, with the opening and harrowing of his ground? (Prophets ISA.28.24, JPS 1917) tree →
  • Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt. (Prophets AMO.9.13, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

On Mova

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