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# miscarry

verb

«miscarry» 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

God promises that no woman in the land will lose her child before birth if Israel serves Him.

**Interpretation.** The rabbis read this as one of the blessings that come from keeping the covenant.

### Meaning

To lose a baby before it is born; also, in old speech, to fail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/miscarry/#m1)

### Examples

- None shall miscarry, nor be barren, in thy land; the number of thy days I will fulfil. (Torah EXO.23.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/miscarry/#x1)
- Give them, O LORD, whatsoever Thou wilt give; give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts. (Prophets HOS.9.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/miscarry/#x2)
- And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast salt therein, and said: 'Thus saith the LORD: I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or miscarrying.' (Prophets 2KI.2.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/miscarry/#x3)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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