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# godlike

«godlike» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **like a god, very great, powerful or beautiful** — 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

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

Godlike means like a god, very great, powerful or beautiful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/godlike/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Translates a Hebrew word often used for God or divine beings. It can mean a spirit, an angel, or a judge, as in the ghost Saul's medium saw. Interpretation: In Hosea, the "godlike being" Jacob wrestled is understood as an angel. In Psalm 82, the "godlike beings" are read as human judges who should rule justly. In the primary lessons: in myths and stories, a godlike hero or power is one far above ordinary people

### examples

- I said: Ye are godlike beings, and all of you sons of the Most High. (Writings PSA.82.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/godlike/#x1)
- In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and by his strength he strove with a godlike being; (Prophets HOS.12.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/godlike/#x2)
- And the king said unto her: 'Be not afraid; for what seest thou?' And the woman said unto Saul: 'I see a godlike being coming up out of the earth.' (Prophets 1SA.28.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/godlike/#x3)
- He had a godlike strength. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/godlike/#x4)
- The hero showed godlike courage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/godlike/#x5)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [In the womb he took his brother by the heel, and by his strength he strove with a godlike being;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HOS.172/)
- [I said: Ye are godlike beings, and all of you sons of the Most High.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1461/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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