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# savour

noun (savours); verb (savour, savours, savoured, savouring)

«savour» 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

1. (noun) The taste or smell of something, especially good food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savour/#m1)
2. (verb) To enjoy something slowly, taking time over every bit of it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savour/#m2)
3. (old use) To savour of something is to have a hint or sign of it: «savours of treason» means smells of treason. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savour/#m3)

### In the lessons

in fairy tales «the savour of the world» means all its feel and taste; «savours of» means has the look or feel of something, often something bad

### Examples

- There is more savour in the fruit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savour/#x1)
- I stood breathing all the savour of the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savour/#x2)
- Savour every bite of the cake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savour/#x3)
- This plan savours of treason. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savour/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

In the offering laws a "sweet savour unto the LORD" is the pleasing smell of an offering burned on the altar.

**Interpretation.** The tradition reads this as God's pleasure in an offering made rightly and with a sincere heart, not in the smoke itself.

### Examples

- and for the drink-offering thou shalt present the third part of a hin of wine, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. (Torah NUM.15.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/savour/#x1)
- It is a continual burnt-offering, which was offered in mount Sinai, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD. (Torah NUM.28.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/savour/#x2)
- but ye shall present a burnt-offering for a sweet savour unto the LORD: two young bullocks, one ram, seven he-lambs of the first year; (Torah NUM.28.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/savour/#x3)
- Can that which hath no savour be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the juice of mallows? (Writings JOB.6.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/savour/#x4)
- that they may offer sacrifices of sweet savour unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons. (Writings EZR.6.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/savour/#x5)
- My bread also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, wherewith I fed thee, thou didst even set it before them for a sweet savour, and thus it was; saith the Lord GOD. (Prophets EZK.16.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/savour/#x6)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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