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# beguile

verb (beguile, beguiles, beguiled, beguiling)

«beguile» 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

It means to deceive or trick someone with smooth words. The Assyrian officer warns the people that Hezekiah is leading them astray.

**Interpretation.** In the Assyrian siege the officer claims the people's trust in God is a trick. Tradition reads Hezekiah's trust as faith, and the Assyrian as an example of a boaster who mocks God and falls. In the primary lessons: in tales, a person is charmed or tricked; or someone tells stories to pass the night

### Meaning

1. To charm or trick someone, often with pleasant words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beguile/#m1)
2. To pass time pleasantly: «to beguile the time» means to make time go by pleasantly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beguile/#m2)

### Examples

- Thus saith the king: Let not Hezekiah beguile you, for he will not be able to deliver you; (Prophets ISA.36.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beguile/#x1)
- Thus saith the king: Let not Hezekiah beguile you; for he will not be able to deliver you out of his hand; (Prophets 2KI.18.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beguile/#x2)
- 'Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying: Let not thy God in whom thou trustest beguile thee, saying: Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria. (Prophets 2KI.19.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beguile/#x3)
- The fox beguiled the crow with praise. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beguile/#x4)
- Let us sing to beguile the long journey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beguile/#x5)
- Do not be beguiled by sweet words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beguile/#x6)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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