Selected quad for the lemma: reason_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
reason_n	day_n	time_n	week_n	2,306	5	9.4790	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47706	The history of the rites, customes, and manner of life, of the present Jews, throughout the world. VVritten in Italian, by Leo Modena, a rabbine of Venice. Translated into English, by Edmund Chilmead, Mr. of Arts, and chaplain of Christ-Church Oxon; Historia de' riti hebraici, vita ed osservanze de gl'Hebrei di questi tempi. English	Modena, Leone, 1571-1648.; Chilmead, Edmund, 1610-1654.	1650 (1650)	Wing L1099A; ESTC R216660	90,789	288

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〈◊〉_d nachamu_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o day_n of_o consolation_n and_o therefore_o read_v the_o 40._o chapter_n of_o isaiah_n for_o the_o haphtarah_n consolamini_fw-la consolamini_fw-la popule_fw-la meus_fw-la etc._n etc._n comfort_v you_o comfort_v you_o my_o people_n say_v your_o god_n speak_v you_o comfortable_o to_o jerusalem_n etc._n etc._n they_o go_v on_o comfort_v one_o another_o with_o the_o hope_n that_o they_o shall_v yet_o see_v jerusalem_n and_o the_o temple_n build_v up_o again_o 7._o on_o the_o three_o day_n of_o the_o month_n tisri_n or_o september_n which_o be_v the_o next_o day_n after_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o year_n they_o have_v another_o fast_a keep_v it_o after_o the_o usual_a manner_n from_o evening_n to_o evening_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o their_o observe_v this_o fast_a be_v because_o that_o this_o be_v the_o day_n on_o which_o gedaliah_n the_o son_n of_o ahikam_n who_o be_v only_o leave_v remain_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o 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purim_n which_o be_v keep_v in_o memory_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o queen_n esther_n do_v for_o the_o jewish_a nation_n they_o observe_v also_o a_o yearly_o fast_a because_o that_o esther_n herself_o fast_v also_o at_o that_o time_n as_o you_o find_v it_o write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o esther_n 12._o and_o these_o be_v all_o the_o fast_n that_o be_v command_v they_o in_o the_o law_n but_o they_o have_v beside_o other_o which_o the_o several_a nation_n use_v to_o observe_v as_o the_o dutch_a for_o example_n after_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o passeover_n and_o that_o of_o tabernacle_n make_v three_o fasting-day_n one_o monday_n one_o thursday_n and_o another_o monday_n again_o and_o the_o reason_n they_o give_v for_o so_o do_v be_v because_o the_o precedent_n feast_n be_v eight_o day_n long_o they_o may_v haply_o

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