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# remembrance

«remembrance» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **The act of remembering someone or something, especially…** — 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

noun (remembrance — usually no plural)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The act of remembering someone or something, especially people who have died. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/remembrance/#m1)

2) Something that helps you remember, like a gift or a memorial. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/remembrance/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Amalek's remembrance being blotted out is read by tradition as a command to remember Amalek's attack, which is read aloud before Purim. In the primary lessons: In history and citizenship, Remembrance Day (Remembrance Sunday in the UK, also Armistice Day; Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand; Veterans Day in the USA) honours soldiers who died in wars, with a two-minute silence and red poppies, in November. Phrases: «in remembrance of», «Remembrance Day», «a minute's silence in remembrance».

### examples

- But have me in thy remembrance when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house. (Torah GEN.40.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/remembrance/#x1)
- And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Write this for a memorial in the book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.' (Torah EXO.17.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/remembrance/#x2)
- My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is bowed down within me. (Writings LAM.3.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/remembrance/#x3)
- His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name abroad. (Writings JOB.18.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/remembrance/#x4)
- For he shall never be moved; the righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance. (Writings PSA.112.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/remembrance/#x5)
- We wore red poppies for Remembrance Day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/remembrance/#x6)
- The class stood in silence in remembrance of the soldiers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/remembrance/#x7)
- The tree was planted in remembrance of our old headteacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/remembrance/#x8)
- A remembrance service was held at the war memorial. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/remembrance/#x9)
- Grandma keeps his watch as a remembrance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/remembrance/#x10)
- The names on the memorial are there in remembrance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/remembrance/#x11)
- Poppies are a symbol of remembrance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/remembrance/#x12)
- We lit a candle in remembrance of Grandad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/remembrance/#x13)
- The remembrance of his dream troubled him greatly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/remembrance/#x14)

### note

Usually uncountable. Spelling trap: «rememBRance» — the e of «remember» drops: remember → remembrance (not «rememberance»). The holiday name takes a capital: Remembrance Day.

### In the corpora

- [Put Me in remembrance, let us plead together; declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.966/)
- [For in death there is no remembrance of Thee; in the nether-world who will give Thee thanks?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.60/)
- [The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.522/)
- [For he shall never be moved; the righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2069/)
- [His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name abroad.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.462/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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