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# harbinger

noun

«harbinger» 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

A herald of good news for Zion, announcing that God will return and rule.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads this as the promise of redemption and the coming of a messenger of peace, and the verse is sung in Jewish prayer.

### Meaning

A person who goes ahead to announce what is coming. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/harbinger/#m1)

### Examples

- A harbinger unto Zion will I give: 'Behold, behold them', and to Jerusalem a messenger of good tidings. (Prophets ISA.41.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/harbinger/#x1)
- How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger of good tidings, that announceth peace, the harbinger of good tidings, that announceth salvation; that saith unto Zion: 'Thy God reigneth!' (Prophets ISA.52.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/harbinger/#x2)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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