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# divorcement

noun

«divorcement» 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

In Deuteronomy it appears in "a bill of divorcement," the written paper a husband gives his wife to end the marriage.

**Interpretation.** Tradition takes this verse as the source for the get, a written document that must be freely given and handed to the wife.

### Meaning

The act of divorcing, or the ending of a marriage. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/divorcement/#m1)

### Examples

- and the latter husband hateth her, and writeth her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, who took her to be his wife; (Torah DEU.24.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/divorcement/#x1)
- Thus saith the LORD: Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, wherewith I have put her away? (Prophets ISA.50.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/divorcement/#x2)
- And I saw, when, forasmuch as backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a bill of divorcement, that yet treacherous Judah her sister feared not; but she also went and played the harlot; (Prophets JER.3.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/divorcement/#x3)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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