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# beguiled

verb (past form of beguile: beguile, beguiles, beguiled, beguiling)

«beguiled» 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

Old word for deceived. Eve says the serpent beguiled her, and Jacob says Laban beguiled him.

**Interpretation.** Tradition notes the pattern that the deceiver Jacob is himself deceived by Laban, and reads this as a kind of measure for measure. In the primary lessons: in tales, a hero or a child led on by a charming trick

### Meaning

Charmed or tricked by pleasant words, or led on by a clever offer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beguiled/#m1)

### Examples

- And the LORD God said unto the woman: 'What is this thou hast done?' And the woman said: 'The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.' (Torah GEN.3.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beguiled/#x1)
- And it came to pass in the morning that, behold, it was Leah; and he said to Laban: 'What is this thou hast done unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then hast thou beguiled me?' (Torah GEN.29.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beguiled/#x2)
- But they beguiled Him with their mouth, and lied unto Him with their tongue. (Writings PSA.78.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beguiled/#x3)
- And Joshua called for them, and he spoke unto them, saying: 'Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying: We are very far from you, when ye dwell among us? (Prophets JOS.9.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beguiled/#x4)
- The pride of thy heart hath beguiled thee, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, thy habitation on high; that sayest in thy heart: 'Who shall bring me down to the ground?' (Prophets OBA.1.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beguiled/#x5)
- The sweet song beguiled the sailors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beguiled/#x6)
- The boy was beguiled by the magician's tales. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beguiled/#x7)
- We were beguiled into staying all day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beguiled/#x8)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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