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# hallow

verb

«hallow» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition and Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

Used for setting apart God's name, the sabbaths, the altar, and the people. God says "I am the LORD who hallow you."

**Interpretation.** Tradition links this to sanctifying God's name (kiddush hashem) by living rightly, and to Shabbat being made holy by God and by the people keeping it.

### Meaning

To make holy, to set apart as holy, or to treat as holy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hallow/#m1)

### Examples

- And ye shall not profane My holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD who hallow you, (Torah LEV.22.32, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hallow/#x1)
- and hallow My sabbaths, and they shall be a sign between Me and you, that ye may know that I am the LORD your God. (Prophets EZK.20.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hallow/#x2)
- And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleannesses of the children of Israel. (Torah LEV.16.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hallow/#x3)
- neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath day, neither do ye any work; but hallow ye the sabbath day, as I commanded your fathers; (Prophets JER.17.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hallow/#x4)
- And in a controversy they shall stand to judge; according to Mine ordinances shall they judge it; and they shall keep My laws and My statutes in all My appointed seasons, and they shall hallow My sabbaths. (Prophets EZK.44.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hallow/#x5)

### Note

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

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

to make something holy, or to honour it as holy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/H/hallow/#m1)

### Then and now

No longer used in everyday speech; today we say make holy or treat as holy.

### Examples

- And every man's hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his. (Torah NUM.5.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/H/hallow/#x1)
- And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it He rested from all His work which God in creating had made. (Torah GEN.2.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/H/hallow/#x2)
- And ye shall not profane My holy name; but I will be hallowed among the children of Israel: I am the LORD who hallow you, (Torah LEV.22.32, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/H/hallow/#x3)

### Note

Today: make holy.

## On Mova

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