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# betroth

«betroth» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to promise a person in marriage, so that they become…** — 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

verb (betroth, betroths, betrothed, betrothing) (old use or formal)

### meaning for a pupil

To betroth someone is to promise a person in marriage, so that they become engaged to be married. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/betroth/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To enter the legal, binding promise of marriage, which comes before the wedding itself. The prophet Hosea uses it as a picture: God betroths Israel to Himself for ever, in faithfulness, righteousness, justice, lovingkindness and compassion. Interpretation: Jewish law treats betrothal (kiddushin) as a binding step that sets the woman apart for one man; the verse warns of a curse that others will enjoy what one has worked for. The tradition reads Hosea's words as God's love for Israel like a marriage, and these verses are said when winding tefillin straps round the finger. In the primary lessons: in fairy tales a king or father plans to betroth a son or daughter to another royal family.

### examples

- Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her; thou shalt build a house, and thou shalt not dwell therein; thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not use the fruit thereof. (Torah DEU.28.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/betroth/#x1)
- And I will betroth thee unto Me in faithfulness; and thou shalt know the LORD. (Prophets HOS.2.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/betroth/#x2)
- And I will betroth thee unto Me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto Me in righteousness, and in justice, and in lovingkindness, and in compassion. (Prophets HOS.2.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/betroth/#x3)
- The king wishes to betroth me to the son of the king of the Green City. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/betroth/#x4)
- He promised to betroth his daughter to the brave knight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/betroth/#x5)
- They were betrothed when they were young. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/betroth/#x6)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [For he found her in the field; the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.611/)
- [And I will betroth thee unto Me in faithfulness; and thou shalt know the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HOS.31/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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