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# avouch

verb

«avouch» 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 Deuteronomy, Israel and God each declare the agreement between them. Israel declares the LORD to be its God, and God declares Israel to be His own treasure.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads this as a mutual promise between God and Israel. It is part of the covenant that each side declares publicly.

### Meaning

to say openly that something is true, or to declare a promise [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avouch/#m1)

### Examples

- And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be His own treasure, as He hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all His commandments; (Torah DEU.26.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avouch/#x1)
- Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and that thou wouldest walk in His ways, and keep His statutes, and His commandments, and His ordinances, and hearken unto His voice. (Torah DEU.26.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avouch/#x2)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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