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# confederate

«confederate» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a helper who works secretly with someone else, usually in…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (confederates)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A confederate is a helper who works secretly with someone else, usually in a trick or a plot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/confederate/#m1)

2) (old use) A confederate is a partner or ally in a shared cause. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/confederate/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Abram's confederates were his allies, bound to him by a pact. Mamre, Eshcol and Aner helped him rescue Lot. Isaiah says Aram was confederate with Ephraim, meaning the two joined together against Judah, which frightened the house of David. Interpretation: Tradition notes that these allies are named as Abraham's friends, and that Aner, Eshcol and Mamre went with him to war. Isaiah's verse shows how an alliance of kings could shake a people's heart. In the primary lessons: in the lessons, a helper who works with a performer or a villain in a trick, often out of sight of the audience or the victim

### examples

- And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew — now he dwelt by the terebinths of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these were confederate with Abram. (Torah GEN.14.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/confederate/#x1)
- And it was told the house of David, saying: 'Aram is confederate with Ephraim.' And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the forest are moved with the wind. (Prophets ISA.7.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/confederate/#x2)
- The magician's confederate hid behind the curtain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/confederate/#x3)
- Two confederates whispered the answer to him. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/confederate/#x4)
- The robber waited at the gate for his confederate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/confederate/#x5)
- A confederate of the conjuror pretended to be a member of the crowd. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/confederate/#x6)

### note

nothing for maths; a confederate is one person, so each one adds one to a count of people.

### Trees and pragmatics

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