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# comeliness

noun

«comeliness» 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

An old word for beauty and a pleasing, dignified look.

**Interpretation.** The tradition reads Isaiah 53 as describing a servant with no outward beauty, and understands the passage as pointing to Israel's suffering or to the righteous who are despised. In the primary lessons: in old stories a person's comeliness, their fair face and healthy look, is praised.

### Meaning

(old use) Comeliness is the state of being pleasant or pretty to look at. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comeliness/#m1)

### Examples

- Persia and Lud and Put were in thine army, thy men of war; they hanged the shield and helmet in thee, they set forth thy comeliness. (Prophets EZK.27.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comeliness/#x1)
- So that I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me; for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength. (Writings DAN.10.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comeliness/#x2)
- For he shot up right forth as a sapling, and as a root out of a dry ground; he had no form nor comeliness, that we should look upon him, nor beauty that we should delight in him. (Prophets ISA.53.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comeliness/#x3)
- The painter admired the comeliness of the young girls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comeliness/#x4)
- Her comeliness made everyone smile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comeliness/#x5)
- The villagers were proud of the comeliness of their children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comeliness/#x6)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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