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# lame

«lame» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Unable to walk normally because of a hurt leg or foot…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (lame, lamer, lamest); verb (lame — rare)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Unable to walk normally because of a hurt leg or foot (used mostly about animals, especially horses). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lame/#m1)

2) (informal, slang) Boring, weak or not cool: «That joke is lame». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lame/#m2)

3) A lame excuse is a weak one that no one believes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lame/#m3)

4) (Bible) Old word for people who cannot walk; Jesus healed the lame. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lame/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Tanakh, being lame is one of the blemishes that keep a priest from serving at the altar or an animal from being offered. It also names people who cannot walk well, as Mephibosheth, Jonathan's son, and Job says he was "feet to the lame". Interpretation: The law lists physical flaws that disqualify a priest from the service. The rabbis taught that a priest with such a flaw still shares the holy food, and that the rule is about the dignity of the service, not the worth of the person. Malachi's words are read as a rebuke to people who brought God their worst animals, and Job's words as an example of kindness to the disabled. In the primary lessons: In stories a lame horse cannot carry its rider. Children use «lame» as slang for «boring» or «uncool». Using «lame» about a disabled person is old-fashioned and can be hurtful; say «has a limp» or «cannot walk». Phrases: «lame excuse», «a lame duck» (a weak leader or business), «so lame».

### examples

- For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath any thing maimed, or anything too long, (Torah LEV.21.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lame/#x1)
- And when ye offer the lame and sick, is it no evil! (Prophets MAL.1.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lame/#x2)
- Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. (Prophets 2SA.4.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lame/#x3)
- I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. (Writings JOB.29.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lame/#x4)
- The horse went lame after it hurt its hoof. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lame/#x5)
- «The dog ate my homework» is a lame excuse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lame/#x6)
- That film was so lame! (slang) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lame/#x7)
- In the Bible story, Jesus made the lame man walk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lame/#x8)
- The President was a lame duck in his last months. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lame/#x9)
- His jokes are lame but we laugh anyway. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lame/#x10)
- Now I am lame for life! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lame/#x11)

### note

Comparative lamer, lamest. The slang meaning can hurt people with disabilities; be careful. Do not confuse with «lamé» (shiny fabric).

### In the corpora

- [Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.115/)
- [And when ye offer the lame and sick, is it no evil!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/MAL.11/)
- [The legs hang limp from the lame; so is a parable in the mouth of fools.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.756/)
- [I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.738/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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