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# intercessor

noun

«intercessor» 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 the Bible it means someone who speaks for others before God, or sometimes a mediator or interpreter. Job also speaks of an angel as an intercessor.

**Interpretation.** Tradition understands that prophets, priests, and sometimes angels may speak for people, though some commentators say that a person's own good deeds are the best defenders.

### Meaning

A person who pleads with another for someone else's sake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/intercessor/#m1)

### Examples

- Thy first father sinned, and thine intercessors have transgressed against Me. (Prophets ISA.43.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/intercessor/#x1)
- Mine inward thoughts are my intercessors, mine eye poureth out tears unto God; (Writings JOB.16.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/intercessor/#x2)
- If there be for him an angel, an intercessor, one among a thousand, to vouch for a man's uprightness; (Writings JOB.33.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/intercessor/#x3)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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