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# watchman

noun (watchmen)

«watchman» 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. A watchman is a person paid to stay awake and guard a building or street at night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watchman/#m1)
2. An old watchman was also someone who called out the time of night in a town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watchman/#m2)

### In the lessons

the old night guard of a town, who walks the streets and calls out the hour

### Examples

- Why, at the old watchman's house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watchman/#x1)
- So then the watchman was again watchman. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watchman/#x2)
- «What's the hour, watchman?» asked a passer-by. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/watchman/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

A watchman stood on a wall or tower to see danger or messengers coming and call out. The prophets are also called watchmen.

**Interpretation.** Ezekiel is made a watchman for Israel, and tradition teaches that a leader must warn people of wrongdoing. Isaiah's watchman is read as a picture of waiting for the night of exile to end.

### Examples

- And the watchman cried, and told the king. (Prophets 2SA.18.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/watchman/#x1)
- One calleth unto me out of Seir: 'Watchman, what of the night? (Prophets ISA.21.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/watchman/#x2)
- For thus hath the Lord said unto me: Go, set a watchman; let him declare what he seeth! (Prophets ISA.21.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/watchman/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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