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# admonish

verb (admonish, admonishes, admonished, admonishing)

«admonish» 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

To warn people with God's authority, often by prophets, to turn back from wrong.

**Interpretation.** Tradition sees prophets as God's messengers who warn the people to repent before punishment. In the primary lessons: a parent or wise person warns a child or a king about wrong behaviour, or about a danger ahead.

### Meaning

To warn or scold someone gently, to tell them firmly that they should behave better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/admonish/#m1)

### Examples

- Now therefore, O ye kings, be wise; be admonished, ye judges of the earth. (Writings PSA.2.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/admonish/#x1)
- Hear, O My people, and I will admonish thee: O Israel, if thou wouldest hearken unto Me! (Writings PSA.81.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/admonish/#x2)
- Yet He sent prophets to them, to bring them back unto the LORD; and they admonished them, but they would not give ear. (Writings 2CH.24.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/admonish/#x3)
- «Quiet,» their mother admonished them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/admonish/#x4)
- The wise man admonished the king to be fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/admonish/#x5)
- I was admonished for being late. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/admonish/#x6)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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