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# persecutor

noun (plural persecutors)

«persecutor» 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

Someone who treats another person cruelly and unfairly again and again, to hurt or harm them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persecutor/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales the wicked persecutors chase and hurt the hero or the good people

### Examples

- The poor girl ran from her persecutors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persecutor/#x1)
- The king's men were the persecutors of the kind old man. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persecutor/#x2)
- Her persecutor followed her all the way home. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/persecutor/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## In Jewish tradition

An enemy who chases and hurts the righteous.

**Interpretation.** In Psalms and Jeremiah the faithful ask God to rescue them. The tradition sees them as trusting God for justice.

### Examples

- Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; yet have I not turned aside from Thy testimonies. (Writings PSA.119.157, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/persecutor/#x1)
- Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors; for they are too strong for me. (Writings PSA.142.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/persecutor/#x2)
- Thou, O LORD, knowest; Remember me, and think of me, and avenge me of my persecutors; take me not away because of Thy long-suffering; know that for Thy sake I have suffered taunts. (Prophets JER.15.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/persecutor/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

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