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# covereth

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

«covereth» 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

«covereth» means «covers», a form of «cover»: To cover is to put something over another thing to hide or protect it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/covereth/#m1)

### Then and now

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

### Examples

- And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof: the fat tail, and the fat that covereth the inwards, (Torah LEV.7.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/covereth/#x1)
- Of Benjamin he said: The beloved of the LORD shall dwell in safety by Him; He covereth him all the day, and He dwelleth between his shoulders. (Torah DEU.33.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/covereth/#x2)
- and the fat of the ox, and of the ram, the fat tail, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver. (Torah LEV.9.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/C/covereth/#x3)

### Note

Today: covers.

## On Mova

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