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# favour

«favour» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a kind thing you do to help someone** — 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

noun (favour, favours; US favor); verb (favour, favours, favoured, favouring)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A favour is a kind thing you do to help someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#m1)

2) «In favour of» means supporting or agreeing with something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#m2)

3) To favour someone is to treat them better than others. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#m3)

4) A party favour is a small gift for guests. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "Find favour in the sight of" someone means to be liked and treated kindly. "Favour a poor man" means to take his side unfairly in a case. Interpretation: Judges must be fair and must not favour either rich or poor. Finding favour in someone's eyes is read as a sign of God's help. In the primary lessons: In manners lessons pupils ask politely: «Could you do me a favour?» and return favours. In class votes «all in favour» raise hands. In fairness lessons a teacher should not favour one pupil. Phrases: do someone a favour, ask a favour, in favour of, in your favour, return the favour, favourite.

### examples

- neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause. (Torah EXO.23.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#x1)
- And Joseph found favour in his sight, and he ministered unto him. (Torah GEN.39.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#x2)
- And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians. (Torah EXO.3.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#x3)
- He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly show favour. (Writings JOB.13.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#x4)
- Thou openest Thy hand, and satisfiest every living thing with favour. (Writings PSA.145.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#x5)
- For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of the LORD. (Writings PRO.8.35, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#x6)
- Can you do me a favour and hold this? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#x7)
- Thanks, I owe you a favour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#x8)
- Who is in favour of a trip to the zoo? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#x9)
- The score was 3–1 in our favour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#x10)
- Mum said she would not favour one child over the other. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#x11)
- We gave out party favours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#x12)
- She returned the favour and helped me too. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#x13)
- Peter decided in favour of the land. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/favour/#x14)

### note

British, Irish, Australian, NZ spelling: «favour»; American: «favor» (Canadian usually «favour»). «Do someone a favour» (not «make a favour»). «Favourite» means liked best. In votes, «in favour» = yes.

### In the corpora

- [And Joseph found favour in his sight, and he ministered unto him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1251/)
- [And the ill-favoured and lean-fleshed kine did eat up the seven well-favoured and fat kine.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1300/)
- [Let us find favour in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's bondmen.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1568/)
- [And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.76/)
- [And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.302/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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