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# downfall

noun

«downfall» 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

Here it means the coming down of hail on a forest, a picture of judgment.

**Interpretation.** Isaiah's image is read as God humbling the proud, with a hope for peace afterward.

### Meaning

A sudden fall, ruin or loss of power or success. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/downfall/#m1)

### Examples

- And it shall hail, in the downfall of the forest; but the city shall descend into the valley. (Prophets ISA.32.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/downfall/#x1)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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