How do you use Elimelech in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts.
Elimelech in a sentence
Context around Elimelech
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Elimelech
- In this selection, "elimelech" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, noam, purchase, inherit and offers stand out and add context to how "elimelech" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include is not elimelech s brother and noam elimelech offers an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "elimelech" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with elimelech
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
D. student in Elimelech's lab. (6 words)
Noam Elimelech offers an additional layer to this explanation. (9 words)
Since there was no heir to inherit Elimelech's land, custom required a close relative (usually the dead man's brother) to marry the widow of the deceased in order to continue his family line ( Deuteronomy 25:5–10). (39 words)
As Boaz is not Elimelech's brother, nor is Ruth his widow, scholars refer to the arrangement here as "Levirate-like".sfn A complication arises in the story: another man is closer relative to Elimelech than Boaz and has first claim on Ruth. (43 words)
Boaz meets the near kinsman at the city gate (the place where contracts are settled); the kinsman first says he will purchase Elimelech's (now Naomi's) land, but, upon hearing he must also take Ruth as his wife, withdraws his offer. (42 words)
Since there was no heir to inherit Elimelech's land, custom required a close relative (usually the dead man's brother) to marry the widow of the deceased in order to continue his family line ( Deuteronomy 25:5–10). (39 words)
Example sentences (5)
As Boaz is not Elimelech's brother, nor is Ruth his widow, scholars refer to the arrangement here as "Levirate-like".sfn A complication arises in the story: another man is closer relative to Elimelech than Boaz and has first claim on Ruth.
Noam Elimelech offers an additional layer to this explanation.
D. student in Elimelech's lab.
Boaz meets the near kinsman at the city gate (the place where contracts are settled); the kinsman first says he will purchase Elimelech's (now Naomi's) land, but, upon hearing he must also take Ruth as his wife, withdraws his offer.
Since there was no heir to inherit Elimelech's land, custom required a close relative (usually the dead man's brother) to marry the widow of the deceased in order to continue his family line ( Deuteronomy 25:5–10).