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# soothsayer

noun (soothsayers)

«soothsayer» 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

A person who claims to foretell what will happen in the future. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothsayer/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a wise person or magician who tells the future and gives warnings

### Examples

- The soothsayer told the king his fortune. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothsayer/#x1)
- The soothsayer's son had no time to lose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothsayer/#x2)
- Everyone went to the soothsayer for advice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothsayer/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

The Torah forbids Israel to listen to soothsayers and diviners like other nations do. The prophets say God will remove soothsayers from Israel, and Isaiah rebukes the people for copying the Philistines; Balaam is called a soothsayer who was killed.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads this as a call to trust God and His prophets instead of magic, since the future is not for people to pry into. Balaam is read as someone with real gifts who used them for the wrong side.

### Examples

- For these nations, that thou art to dispossess, hearken unto soothsayers, and unto diviners; but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do. (Torah DEU.18.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/soothsayer/#x1)
- There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, a soothsayer, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer, (Torah DEU.18.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/soothsayer/#x2)
- And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thy hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers; (Prophets MIC.5.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/soothsayer/#x3)
- Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword among the rest of their slain. (Prophets JOS.13.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/soothsayer/#x4)
- For Thou hast forsaken Thy people the house of Jacob; for they are replenished from the east, and with soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the brood of aliens. (Prophets ISA.2.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/soothsayer/#x5)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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