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# lie

«lie» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to rest or be flat on something, like a bed or the ground** — 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 (lie, lies, lay, lain, lying = rest flat); verb (lie, lies, lied, lying = say what is false); noun (a lie, lies)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To lie is to rest or be flat on something, like a bed or the ground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lie/#m1)

2) To lie is also to be in a place: the town lies by the sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lie/#m2)

3) To lie is to say something you know is not true, to trick someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lie/#m3)

4) A lie is a thing said that the speaker knows is false. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lie/#m4)

5) To lie up can also mean to hide away and stay out of sight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lie/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah "lie with" is an old way of saying to have marital relations, and "lie" in "nor lie one to another" means to speak falsely. "Lie carnally" means a bodily, forbidden union. Interpretation: Jewish tradition reads the laws in Leviticus 18 as rules of holiness for family life. It reads the command against lying and deceit as a duty of honest dealing between people. In the primary lessons: In maths problems it is mostly a word of the story; sometimes it places things lying somewhere to be counted, or it comes in true/false and «who is lying» logic puzzles. In everyday life and safety: telling lies breaks trust; a white lie is a small kind one; lie down when you feel faint. In stories, a lie often starts the trouble.

### examples

- Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind; it is abomination. (Torah LEV.18.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lie/#x1)
- Ye shall not steal; neither shall ye deal falsely, nor lie one to another. (Torah LEV.19.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lie/#x2)
- And thou shalt not lie carnally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. (Torah LEV.18.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lie/#x3)
- They lie down alike in the dust, and the worm covereth them. (Writings JOB.21.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lie/#x4)
- It is all full of lies and rapine; the prey departeth not. (Prophets NAM.3.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lie/#x5)
- But ye are plasterers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value. (Writings JOB.13.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lie/#x6)
- 6 cats lie on the rug. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lie/#x7)
- 12 books lie on the table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lie/#x8)
- One of the children lied about the score. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lie/#x9)
- Lie down on the mat and rest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lie/#x10)
- The dog is lying in the sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lie/#x11)
- He told a lie about breaking the window. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lie/#x12)
- Telling the truth is better than telling lies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lie/#x13)
- The village lies at the foot of a hill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lie/#x14)
- Yesterday I lay in bed until nine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lie/#x15)
- Now, where does he lie up? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lie/#x16)

### note

Two verbs with different past forms: lie (rest) → lay, lain; lie (not tell the truth) → lied, lied. Both have «lying». Trap: the past of «lie» (rest) is «lay», the same as the word «lay» (put down: lay the book on the table). A liar is a person who lies. Maths: usually no clue; it places things to be counted.

### In the corpora

- [And the younger arose, and lay with him; and he knew not when she lay down, nor when she arose.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.517/)
- [The land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.839/)
- [Let heavier work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard lying words.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.125/)
- [(22-18) Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.634/)
- [And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes; and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.416/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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