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spurned

verb

«spurned» 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

In Deuteronomy it describes God's turning away in sorrow and anger from Israel's provoking behavior, using human words for God's reaction.

Interpretation. Commentators read it as God withdrawing His closeness after Israel's sins. They stress that this is a way of speaking, and the same song also promises that God will finally forgive.

Meaning

To reject something with scorn or contempt, as if refusing to have anything to do with it. tree →

Examples

  • And the LORD saw, and spurned, because of the provoking of His sons and His daughters. (Torah DEU.32.19, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

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

On Mova

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