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# lawgiver

noun (lawgivers)

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

## Everyday

A lawgiver is a person who makes the laws for a people or country, such as a wise leader long ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lawgiver/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories a lawgiver is a wise figure who sets down the rules of a land; in a picture of the past, the lawgiver stands for the old rules

### Examples

- The lawgiver wrote rules for the whole city. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lawgiver/#x1)
- Moses is often called a great lawgiver. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lawgiver/#x2)
- The old king was a fair lawgiver. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lawgiver/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Isaiah calls God Judge, Lawgiver and King. Tradition believes God gave the Torah at Sinai through Moses. In the primary lessons: in stories a lawgiver is a wise figure who sets down the rules of a land; in a picture of the past, the lawgiver stands for the old rules

### Examples

- For the LORD is our Judge, the LORD is our Lawgiver, the LORD is our King; He will save us. (Prophets ISA.33.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lawgiver/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

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