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tiller

noun

«tiller» 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 Job, the "tillers" are the farmers who work the land, and Job swears he never cheated them.

Interpretation. Job's oath shows his claim to be just in all dealings. The tradition sees mistreating workers or taking the land's produce unfairly as a serious wrong.

Meaning

A person who works the land, a farmer. tree →

Examples

  • If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the tillers thereof to be disappointed — (Writings JOB.31.39, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

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

On Mova

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