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# transgressor

«transgressor» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **A person who breaks a law or commandment, a sinner** — 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

### meaning for a pupil

A person who breaks a law or commandment, a sinner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/transgressor/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Someone who breaks God's law or rebels against Him. The word is used for the wicked, who are warned or taught to turn back. Interpretation: Tradition teaches that even transgressors can repent and return to God. Psalm 51 is read as David's prayer of repentance, promising to teach transgressors God's ways.

### examples

- Remember this, and stand fast; bring it to mind, O ye transgressors. (Prophets ISA.46.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/transgressor/#x1)
- Then will I teach transgressors Thy ways; and sinners shall return unto Thee. (Writings PSA.51.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/transgressor/#x2)
- But transgressors shall be destroyed together; the future of the wicked shall be cut off. (Writings PSA.37.38, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/transgressor/#x3)

### note

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

### In the corpora

- [But the destruction of the transgressors and the sinners shall be together, and they that forsake the LORD shall be consumed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.29/)
- [Remember this, and stand fast; bring it to mind, O ye transgressors.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.1037/)
- [For the ways of the LORD are right, and the just do walk in them; but transgressors do stumble therein.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HOS.214/)
- [But transgressors shall be destroyed together; the future of the wicked shall be cut off.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.611/)
- [Then will I teach transgressors Thy ways; and sinners shall return unto Thee.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.856/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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