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# beseech

verb (beseech, beseeches, beseeched or besought, beseeching)

«beseech» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To beg someone earnestly and with great feeling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beseech/#m1)

### In the lessons

a character begs a king, a fool or a friend for help

### Examples

- The villagers beseeched the king for rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beseech/#x1)
- «Please help me,» she beseeched. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beseech/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

Old word for pleading. Moses beseeches God to heal Miriam.

**Interpretation.** Moses' short prayer, "El na refa na la" (Heal her now, O God), is often noted as one of the shortest and most heartfelt prayers in the Torah.

### Examples

- And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying: 'Heal her now, O God, I beseech Thee.' (Torah NUM.12.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beseech/#x1)
- We beseech Thee, O LORD, save now! (Writings PSA.118.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beseech/#x2)
- We beseech Thee, O LORD, make us now to prosper! (Writings PSA.118.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beseech/#x3)
- Accept, I beseech Thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Thine ordinances. (Writings PSA.119.108, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beseech/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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