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rashly

adverb

«rashly» 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

It means speaking or promising without thought. Moses spoke rashly at the waters of Meribah, and a hasty vow to give something to the Temple is a trap.

Interpretation. The tradition says Moses's one angry word cost him entry to the land. It also warns people to think before making a vow.

Meaning

Hastily and without thinking. tree →

Examples

  • For they embittered his spirit, and he spoke rashly with his lips. (Writings PSA.106.33, JPS 1917) tree →
  • It is a snare to a man rashly to say: 'Holy', and after vows to make inquiry. (Writings PRO.20.25, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

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

On Mova

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