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# sanctify

«sanctify» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To make holy, to set something or someone apart for God** — 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

### meaning for a pupil

To make holy, to set something or someone apart for God. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sanctify/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: God sanctifies Israel, and Israel sanctifies itself by keeping the commandments. Moses sanctifies the Tabernacle and its vessels. Interpretation: Tradition says Israel is told to be holy because God is holy. Sanctifying God's name (Kiddush Hashem) means acting so that others honour God.

### examples

- And thou shalt anoint the laver and its base, and sanctify it. (Torah EXO.40.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sanctify/#x1)
- Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy; for I am the LORD your God. (Torah LEV.20.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sanctify/#x2)
- And keep ye My statutes, and do them: I am the LORD who sanctify you. (Torah LEV.20.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sanctify/#x3)
- Blow the horn in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly; (Prophets JOL.2.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sanctify/#x4)
- And Jehu said: 'Sanctify a solemn assembly for Baal.' And they proclaimed it. (Prophets 2KI.10.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sanctify/#x5)
- And Joshua said unto the people: 'Sanctify yourselves; for to-morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.' (Prophets JOS.3.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sanctify/#x6)

### note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

### In the corpora

- [And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their garments.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.542/)
- [And let the priests also, that come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.550/)
- [And there I will meet with the children of Israel; and the Tent shall be sanctified by My glory.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.884/)
- [And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy; whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.917/)
- [And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto Me in the priest's office.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.918/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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