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# oftentimes

adverb

«oftentimes» 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

Used in Ecclesiastes to say that you have often done to others what you hate in them.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads this as a call to be humble and not judge others harshly, since we too have faults.

### Meaning

Many times; often. An old-fashioned word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/oftentimes/#m1)

### Examples

- for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others. (Writings ECC.7.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/oftentimes/#x1)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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