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# praise

«praise» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **good and that you admire them** — 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 (praise, praises, praised, praising); noun (praise — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To say that someone or something is good and that you admire them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/praise/#m1)

2) (noun) Words that show approval or admiration. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/praise/#m2)

3) To give thanks and honour to God (in religion). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/praise/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To honor God with thanks, or to say good things about a person. In the fourth year the fruit of a new tree was holy and given to praise God. Interpretation: The fourth-year fruit is called neta revai. The Hebrew word for Jew, Yehudi, comes from Judah, a name Leah gave meaning "I will praise". In the primary lessons: In school, teachers praise good work and effort; praise for effort («you worked hard») helps you keep trying. In manners, praising others kindly makes them feel good. In stories, heroes are praised for brave acts. Phrases: «praise someone for», «sing someone's praises», «high praise», «words of praise».

### examples

- And in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto the LORD. (Torah LEV.19.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/praise/#x1)
- And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. (Torah GEN.12.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/praise/#x2)
- Who is like unto Thee, O LORD, among the mighty? who is like unto Thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders? (Torah EXO.15.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/praise/#x3)
- A Psalm of praise; of David. (Writings PSA.145.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/praise/#x4)
- Praise the LORD, O my soul. (Writings PSA.146.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/praise/#x5)
- O God of my praise, keep not silence; (Writings PSA.109.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/praise/#x6)
- The teacher praised me for my neat writing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/praise/#x7)
- Mum praised the dog when it sat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/praise/#x8)
- The firefighter was praised for his bravery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/praise/#x9)
- Her story got lots of praise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/praise/#x10)
- Praise your friends when they do well. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/praise/#x11)
- Coming from Dad, that's high praise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/praise/#x12)
- Some praised him, and some blamed him. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/praise/#x13)

### note

Past: praised. As a noun it is uncountable: «a lot of praise» (not «a praise»). Opposite: criticise, blame. Homophones: «prays», «preys».

### In the corpora

- [And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.328/)
- [And in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.566/)
- [Praised, I cry, is the LORD, and I am saved from mine enemies.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.662/)
- [Therefore I will give thanks unto Thee, O LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises unto Thy name.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.709/)
- [Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare His praise in the islands.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.918/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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