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# antithesis

noun

«antithesis» 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

Interpretation: The seven double letters are read as pairs of opposites, like wisdom and foolishness, life and death, showing the world's balance.

### Meaning

The exact opposite of something; a pair of opposites set against each other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/antithesis/#m1)

### Examples

- Seven double letters serve to signify the antithesis to which human life is exposed. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/antithesis/#x1)
- Notwithstanding the decay of the individual, the genus is produced by the antithesis of man and wife. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/antithesis/#x2)
- The antithesis of wisdom is foolishness; of wealth, poverty; of fruitfulness, childlessness; of life, death; of dominion, dependence; of peace, war; and of beauty, ugliness. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/antithesis/#x3)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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