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# facet

noun

«facet» 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 Zechariah, a stone with seven facets, or "eyes," is set before the high priest Joshua. God promises to remove the land's sin in one day.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads the seven facets as God's seven watching eyes or as the fullness of His care. The verse is read as a promise of forgiveness for Israel.

### Meaning

One side or part of something with many sides, like a cut gem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/facet/#m1)

### Examples

- Hebrew has of course several verb roots relating to one or more of each of these three facets of language. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/facet/#x1)
- For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; upon one stone are seven facets; behold, I will engrave the graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts: And I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day. (Prophets ZEC.3.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/facet/#x2)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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