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# avenger

«avenger» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **A person who punishes someone for a wrong done to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (avengers)

### meaning for a pupil

A person who punishes someone for a wrong done to themselves or to someone they love. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avenger/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah, the "avenger of blood" is a close relative of someone killed. He was allowed to put a murderer to death, but not someone who killed by accident. In the Psalms "the enemy and the avenger" means a hostile person who seeks revenge, whom God can silence. Joshua repeats the rule about cities of refuge. Interpretation: The cities of refuge protected a person who killed by accident until a court judged the case. Tradition reads this as a way to limit blood revenge and protect the innocent. In the primary lessons: in tales, a young hero or relative who comes to pay back a wrong.

### examples

- then the congregation shall judge between the smiter and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances; (Torah NUM.35.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avenger/#x1)
- The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death; when he meeteth him, he shall put him to death. (Torah NUM.35.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avenger/#x2)
- And the cities shall be unto you for refuge from the avenger, that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the congregation for judgment. (Torah NUM.35.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avenger/#x3)
- Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast Thou founded strength, because of Thine adversaries; that Thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. (Writings PSA.8.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avenger/#x4)
- that the manslayer that killeth any person through error and unawares may flee thither; and they shall be unto you for a refuge from the avenger of blood. (Prophets JOS.20.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avenger/#x5)
- And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they shall not deliver up the manslayer into his hand; because he smote his neighbour unawares, and hated him not beforetime. (Prophets JOS.20.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avenger/#x6)
- He was watching for the avenger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avenger/#x7)
- The young avenger waited for his chance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avenger/#x8)
- The knight became the avenger of the village. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avenger/#x9)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [The avenger of blood shall himself put the murderer to death; when he meeteth him, he shall put him to death.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.1295/)
- [then the congregation shall judge between the smiter and the avenger of blood according to these ordinances;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.1300/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «avenger» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avenger/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.