redeem

verb (redeems, redeemed, redeeming)

«redeem» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition and Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To get something back by paying for it or by giving something in return. tree →
To save someone from wrong-doing or from a bad fate. tree →

In the lessons

in stories, a person saved from sin or harm by a good act; in everyday life, to exchange a voucher or ticket for a prize

Examples

You can redeem your ticket at the desk. tree →
Her good deed redeemed him in her eyes. tree →
The prince hoped to redeem the lost princess. tree →

Note

nothing for maths.

In Jewish tradition

In the Torah to redeem is to buy back a person, field, house or animal that was sold or belongs to God, by paying its value. In the Prophets and Psalms God redeems Israel from trouble, sin and death.

Interpretation. The firstborn sons must be redeemed with money, called pidyon haben, and the nearest relative has a duty to redeem a family member sold into slavery; God is also said to redeem Israel from Egypt. The Psalms pray that God will redeem Israel from all troubles and sins, and tradition reads this as hope for a final redemption.

Examples

All the first-born of thy sons thou shalt redeem. (Torah EXO.34.20, JPS 1917) tree →
after that he is sold he may be redeemed; one of his brethren may redeem him; (Torah LEV.25.48, JPS 1917) tree →
But if he will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part thereof unto thy valuation. (Torah LEV.27.13, JPS 1917) tree →
Shall I redeem them from death? (Prophets HOS.13.14, JPS 1917) tree →
Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. (Writings PSA.25.22, JPS 1917) tree →
And He will redeem Israel from all his iniquities. (Writings PSA.130.8, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths.

Early Modern English

Meaning

To buy something back, pay a debt, or set someone free from a bond or curse. tree →

Then and now

Today it means to get something back by paying for it; the old sense of rescuing or setting free from a bond (as in the Torah and the fairy tale) is still used.

Examples

All the first-born of thy sons thou shalt redeem. (Torah EXO.34.20, JPS 1917) tree →
"Yes, one ought to be able to redeem you so easily, you pure, pious woman," he said. (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) tree →
after that he is sold he may be redeemed; one of his brethren may redeem him; (Torah LEV.25.48, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Today: buy back, rescue.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «redeem» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«redeem» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «redeem» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«redeem» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «redeem» in the Early Modern English dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«redeem» in the Early Modern English dictionary on Mova free.

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