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# surcease

noun

«surcease» 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

The psalmist cries day and night with no rest and no answer from God.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads Psalm 22 as the cry of one who feels abandoned. It is also read as the voice of Queen Esther and of Israel in exile.

### Meaning

An end or stop to something, a pause or rest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/surcease/#m1)

### Examples

- O my God, I call by day, but Thou answerest not; and at night, and there is no surcease for me. (Writings PSA.22.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/surcease/#x1)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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