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# dandle

verb

«dandle» 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

It means to hold and fondle a child tenderly. Jeremiah uses it for God's love of Ephraim, and Lamentations for children lost in the siege.

**Interpretation.** Jeremiah's verse is read as God's deep love for Israel as a beloved child, even when it has strayed. In Lamentations the picture shows the awful grief of hunger.

### Meaning

To bounce or rock a small child gently on the knee or arm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dandle/#m1)

### Examples

- Is he a child that is dandled? (Prophets JER.31.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dandle/#x1)
- Shall the women eat their fruit, the children that are dandled in the hands? (Writings LAM.2.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dandle/#x2)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

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