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# diligently

«diligently» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **working hard and carefully, giving full attention to a task** — 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

adverb (diligently)

### meaning for a pupil

Diligently means working hard and carefully, giving full attention to a task. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligently/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Means with great care when keeping God's commandments, listening to Him, or questioning witnesses. Interpretation: Tradition takes this as the duty to take the commandments seriously and to examine witnesses thoroughly in court. In the primary lessons: in tales a hero works diligently and is rewarded by the king; in lessons it praises careful, steady effort

### examples

- Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and His testimonies, and His statutes, which He hath commanded thee. (Torah DEU.6.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligently/#x1)
- And the judges shall inquire diligently; and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother; (Torah DEU.19.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligently/#x2)
- if only thou diligently hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all this commandment which I command thee this day. (Torah DEU.15.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligently/#x3)
- Hear diligently my speech; and let this be your consolations. (Writings JOB.21.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligently/#x4)
- Thou hast ordained Thy precepts, that we should observe them diligently. (Writings PSA.119.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligently/#x5)
- Hear diligently my speech, and let my declaration be in your ears. (Writings JOB.13.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligently/#x6)
- She practised her spellings diligently every night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligently/#x7)
- He searched for the hook most diligently. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligently/#x8)
- You have watched diligently, said the King. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/diligently/#x9)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [Hearken diligently unto Me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.1206/)
- [And it shall come to pass, if ye will diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD your God — .'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ZEC.85/)
- [Thou hast ordained Thy precepts, that we should observe them diligently.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2166/)
- [He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favour; but he that searcheth for evil, it shall come unto him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.317/)
- [Hear diligently my speech, and let my declaration be in your ears.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.326/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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