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# entreat

«entreat» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to beg them earnestly to do something; it is stronger…** — 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

verb (entreat, entreats, entreated, entreating)

### meaning for a pupil

To entreat someone is to beg them earnestly to do something; it is stronger than asking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/entreat/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is used for earnest prayer to God, as when Moses and Isaac pray for help. Interpretation: Tradition sees these prayers as examples of heartfelt prayer, and the Rabbis noted that Isaac and Rebekah prayed facing each other. In the primary lessons: in tales, a character begs another for help, a favour or mercy; a formal, old-fashioned word

### examples

- And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD. (Torah EXO.8.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/entreat/#x1)
- And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD. (Torah EXO.10.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/entreat/#x2)
- And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren; and the LORD let Himself be entreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. (Torah GEN.25.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/entreat/#x3)
- And after that God was entreated for the land. (Prophets 2SA.21.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/entreat/#x4)
- So the LORD was entreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel. (Prophets 2SA.24.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/entreat/#x5)
- So we fasted and besought our God for this; and He was entreated of us. (Writings EZR.8.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/entreat/#x6)
- I entreat you to forgive me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/entreat/#x7)
- The girl entreated her father to let her go. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/entreat/#x8)
- He entreated the king for mercy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/entreat/#x9)
- «Stay with us,» they entreated. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/entreat/#x10)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [(8-26) And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.232/)
- [And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.288/)
- [And after that God was entreated for the land.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.649/)
- [So the LORD was entreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.783/)
- [Moreover Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had entreated the king not to burn the roll; but he would not hear them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.1013/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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