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# forestall

verb

«forestall» 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 the psalmist wakes before the night-watches (the set parts of the night) even begin, so he can think about God's word.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads this as devotion to Torah study: the psalmist rises in the night, before dawn, to learn and pray.

### Meaning

To act ahead of someone or something and get there first, or to stop it from happening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forestall/#m1)

### Examples

- Mine eyes forestalled the night-watches, that I might meditate in Thy word. (Writings PSA.119.148, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forestall/#x1)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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