winnow
verb
In Jewish tradition
Winnowing is a farm task, and the prophets use it for separating good from bad.
Interpretation. Tradition reads it as a picture of God's judgment, which sifts the worthy from the worthless.
Meaning
To toss grain into the wind so the light husks blow away and the good grain falls. tree →
Examples
- The oxen likewise and the young asses that till the ground shall eat savoury provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan. (Prophets ISA.30.24, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
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On Mova
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