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# furbish

verb

«furbish» 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 make a sword or spear bright and ready for battle. In Ezekiel the sword stands for God's coming judgment.

**Interpretation.** The tradition reads the polished sword as a warning that the punishment was ready. The prophet calls the people to turn back before it falls.

### Meaning

To polish and clean a weapon until it shines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/furbish/#m1)

### Examples

- 'Son of man, prophesy, and say: Thus saith the LORD: Say: A sword, a sword, it is sharpened, and also furbished: (Prophets EZK.21.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/furbish/#x1)
- Harness the horses, and mount, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail. (Prophets JER.46.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/furbish/#x2)
- And it is given to be furbished, that it may be handled; the sword, it is sharpened, yea, it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the slayer. (Prophets EZK.21.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/furbish/#x3)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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