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# adjure

verb

«adjure» 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 Song of Songs the beloved makes the daughters of Jerusalem swear not to awaken love before its time.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads Song of Songs as a picture of love between God and Israel, and this oath as a warning not to hasten the redemption.

### Meaning

To solemnly command or beg someone, as if under an oath. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/adjure/#m1)

### Examples

- What is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so adjure us?' (Writings SNG.5.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/adjure/#x1)
- 'I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem: Why should ye awaken, or stir up love, until it please?' (Writings SNG.8.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/adjure/#x2)
- 'I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my beloved, what will ye tell him? that I am love-sick.' (Writings SNG.5.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/adjure/#x3)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «adjure» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/adjure/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«adjure» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/adjure.html) on Mova free.