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# restore

«restore» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to repair it so that it looks or works as it did when it…** — 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 (restore, restores, restored, restoring)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To restore something means to repair it so that it looks or works as it did when it was new. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/restore/#m1)

2) To restore means to bring back something that was lost, like peace, power or health. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/restore/#m2)

3) To restore something to a person means to give it back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/restore/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Jewish law requires returning what belongs to others, such as a pledged cloak by sundown, because a poor person may need it for warmth at night. In the primary lessons: In history and art: restore old buildings and paintings. In technology: restore a computer or backup. In everyday life: power was restored after the storm. Phrases: restore order, restore power, restore to health, fully restored.

### examples

- And he restored the chief butler back unto his butlership; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. (Torah GEN.40.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/restore/#x1)
- And Abimelech took sheep and oxen, and men-servants and women-servants, and gave them unto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife. (Torah GEN.20.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/restore/#x2)
- If thou at all take thy neighbour's garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him by that the sun goeth down; (Torah EXO.22.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/restore/#x3)
- Instead of restoring our fields, he divideth them.' (Prophets MIC.2.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/restore/#x4)
- His children shall appease the poor, and his hands shall restore his wealth. (Writings JOB.20.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/restore/#x5)
- Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation; and let a willing spirit uphold me. (Writings PSA.51.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/restore/#x6)
- Workers restored the old castle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/restore/#x7)
- Electricity was restored after the storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/restore/#x8)
- The teacher restored order in the noisy class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/restore/#x9)
- Rest and food restored his strength. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/restore/#x10)
- The stolen painting was restored to the museum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/restore/#x11)
- Dad restored an old bike for me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/restore/#x12)
- The princess, too, was restored to life. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/restore/#x13)

### note

Noun: restoration. Similar: repair, renew, bring back. In maths: if a bank balance is restored, it goes back to its earlier amount.

### In the corpora

- [And he restored the chief butler back unto his butlership; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1294/)
- [If thou at all take thy neighbour's garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him by that the sun goeth down;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.641/)
- [and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.304/)
- [He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.439/)
- [Instead of restoring our fields, he divideth them.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/MIC.23/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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