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# nursling

noun

«nursling» 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

Here Wisdom speaks about being near God at the creation of the world, playing joyfully as a nursling.

**Interpretation.** Some read the word as "master workman" instead. Tradition sees Wisdom as God's blueprint for the world, which is the Torah.

### Meaning

A baby or child being looked after and fed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nursling/#m1)

### Examples

- Then I was by Him, as a nursling; and I was daily all delight, playing always before Him, (Writings PRO.8.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nursling/#x1)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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