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# transgress

verb

«transgress» 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

In the Torah it means to disobey God's commandment, as when Israel tried to go up to fight after being told not to.

**Interpretation.** Tradition treats transgressing a commandment as a serious wrong that needs repentance and, in the Temple times, atonement.

### Meaning

To break a rule or law; to go beyond what is allowed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/transgress/#m1)

### Examples

- And Moses said: 'Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the LORD, seeing it shall not prosper? (Torah NUM.14.41, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/transgress/#x1)
- Ye all have transgressed against Me, saith the LORD. (Prophets JER.2.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/transgress/#x2)
- We have transgressed and have rebelled; Thou hast not pardoned. (Writings LAM.3.42, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/transgress/#x3)
- Thy first father sinned, and thine intercessors have transgressed against Me. (Prophets ISA.43.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/transgress/#x4)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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