ravish

verb

«ravish» 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 rape, a crime of war in Lamentations and Isaiah. In Proverbs it means to be carried away by a wrong desire.

Interpretation. The tradition counts such cruelty among the worst sins and sees the pain of the conquered city. Proverbs warns people to stay faithful in marriage.

Meaning

To seize a woman by force and violate her. (Old English also meant to carry off or enchant.) tree →

Examples

They have ravished the women in Zion, the maidens in the cities of Judah. (Writings LAM.5.11, JPS 1917) tree →
Why then wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of an alien? (Writings PRO.5.20, JPS 1917) tree →
Their babes also shall be dashed in pieces before their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives ravished. (Prophets ISA.13.16, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

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

On Mova

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