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# overseer

«overseer» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to watch over workers, see that they do their work, and…** — 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

noun (plural overseers)

### meaning for a pupil

A person whose job is to watch over workers, see that they do their work, and give them orders. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overseer/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Joseph is made overseer of Potiphar's house, and he advises Pharaoh to appoint overseers over the land. Interpretation: The tradition sees Joseph's rise as God's blessing resting on all he did, which even his master noticed. In the primary lessons: in stories a king or a master's helper who runs the workers and the business for him; the mint has an overseer who makes the coins

### examples

- And he appointed him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand. (Torah GEN.39.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overseer/#x1)
- Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint overseers over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven years of plenty. (Torah GEN.41.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overseer/#x2)
- Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler, (Writings PRO.6.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overseer/#x3)
- And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer. (Writings NEH.12.42, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overseer/#x4)
- And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city. (Writings NEH.11.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overseer/#x5)
- The overseer of the mint struck coins for me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overseer/#x6)
- The rulers of hell laid hands upon the overseer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overseer/#x7)
- I would make him overseer of all my business. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/overseer/#x8)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [And he appointed him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1252/)
- [Which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.147/)
- [And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer; and Judah the son of Hassenuah was second over the city.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/NEH.329/)
- [And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/NEH.401/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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