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# comely

«comely» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **pleasant to look at, pretty or handsome** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (comelier, comeliest)

### meaning for a pupil

(old use) Comely means pleasant to look at, pretty or handsome. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comely/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: An old word meaning handsome, lovely or fitting. Interpretation: The tradition reads the Song of Songs as a love song of God and Israel, so the beloved's comeliness is Israel's beauty in God's eyes. In the primary lessons: in fairy tales a comely maiden or a comely face is one that looks fair and kind.

### examples

- Thy cheeks are comely with circlets, thy neck with beads. (Writings SNG.1.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comely/#x1)
- Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous, praise is comely for the upright. (Writings PSA.33.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comely/#x2)
- The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off. (Prophets JER.6.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comely/#x3)
- A comely maiden came to the well. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comely/#x4)
- The old king had a comely son. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comely/#x5)
- The cottage was small and comely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comely/#x6)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [The comely and delicate one, the daughter of Zion, will I cut off.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.170/)
- [Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous, praise is comely for the upright.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.484/)
- [Hallelujah; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is comely.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2648/)
- [Thy cheeks are comely with circlets, thy neck with beads.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/SNG.9/)
- [Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/SNG.90/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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