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# blesseth

verb, old form of «blesses» (he, she, it)

«blesseth» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

«blesseth» means «blesses», a form of «bless»: To bless means to ask God to protect someone or something or bring them good, often by a priest or religious leader. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/B/blesseth/#m1)

### Then and now

Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he blesseth» = «he blesses».

### Examples

- Cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be every one that blesseth thee. (Torah GEN.27.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/B/blesseth/#x1)
- Blessed be every one that blesseth thee, and cursed be every one that curseth thee. (Torah NUM.24.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/B/blesseth/#x2)
- And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God after the measure of the freewill-offering of thy hand, which thou shalt give, according as the LORD thy God blesseth thee. (Torah DEU.16.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/B/blesseth/#x3)

### Note

Today: blesses.

## On Mova

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