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# rase

verb

«rase» 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

It is the cry of Edom's people when Jerusalem fell, calling to tear it down to its foundations.

**Interpretation.** The Psalm remembers Edom's cruelty with grief. The tradition sees Edom as the nation of Esau, which rejoiced when its brother fell.

### Meaning

An old spelling of "raze": to tear a building down to the ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rase/#m1)

### Examples

- Remember, O LORD, against the children of Edom the day of Jerusalem; who said: 'Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.' (Writings PSA.137.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rase/#x1)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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