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# excellency

«excellency» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **A title of respect for certain high officials, such as an…** — 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

noun (plural excellencies); used as a title: Your Excellency

### meaning for a pupil

1) A title of respect for certain high officials, such as an ambassador or a governor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/excellency/#m1)

2) (old use) In old stories, a grand person such as a count, addressed as «Your Excellency». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/excellency/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Used of Reuben's rank as firstborn, and of God's majesty above the skies and over His enemies. Interpretation: Jacob's words to Reuben are read as saying he lost the firstborn's privileges, which passed to Joseph, Levi and Judah. In the primary lessons: in fairy tales, a servant or courtier speaks to a grand lord with this title, as a mark of respect

### examples

- Reuben, thou art my first-born, my might, and the first-fruits of my strength; the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power. (Torah GEN.49.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/excellency/#x1)
- There is none like unto God, O Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven as thy help, and in His excellency on the skies. (Torah DEU.33.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/excellency/#x2)
- And in the greatness of Thine excellency Thou overthrowest them that rise up against Thee; Thou sendest forth Thy wrath, it consumeth them as stubble. (Torah EXO.15.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/excellency/#x3)
- Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty. (Writings JOB.40.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/excellency/#x4)
- Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds; (Writings JOB.20.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/excellency/#x5)
- Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man passed through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations. (Prophets ISA.60.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/excellency/#x6)
- «Your Excellency, here is the bird.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/excellency/#x7)
- The governor is addressed as His Excellency. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/excellency/#x8)
- The servant bowed low to his excellency the count. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/excellency/#x9)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.503/)
- [Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.1104/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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