watchman

noun (watchmen)

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

Everyday

A watchman is a person paid to stay awake and guard a building or street at night. tree →
An old watchman was also someone who called out the time of night in a town. tree →

In the lessons

the old night guard of a town, who walks the streets and calls out the hour

Examples

Why, at the old watchman's house. tree →
So then the watchman was again watchman. tree →
«What's the hour, watchman?» asked a passer-by. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

A watchman stood on a wall or tower to see danger or messengers coming and call out. The prophets are also called watchmen.

Interpretation. Ezekiel is made a watchman for Israel, and tradition teaches that a leader must warn people of wrongdoing. Isaiah's watchman is read as a picture of waiting for the night of exile to end.

Examples

And the watchman cried, and told the king. (Prophets 2SA.18.25, JPS 1917) tree →
One calleth unto me out of Seir: 'Watchman, what of the night? (Prophets ISA.21.11, JPS 1917) tree →
For thus hath the Lord said unto me: Go, set a watchman; let him declare what he seeth! (Prophets ISA.21.6, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

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

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