baleful

«baleful» in Mova's judaism dictionary: full of threat or harm: a baleful look shows anger or a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective

meaning for a pupil

Baleful means full of threat or harm: a baleful look shows anger or a wish to hurt. This is an old or literary word. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means harmful or wicked, describing the evil thoughts the people keep in their hearts. Interpretation: The prophet Jeremiah asks how long Jerusalem will keep thoughts of wrongdoing inside it. He calls on the city to wash its heart clean so it can be saved. In the primary lessons: in tales a dark power or a fierce stare that can cause harm.

examples

• How long shall thy baleful thoughts lodge within thee? (Prophets JER.4.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• Many tales show how to take away a vampire's baleful power. tree →
• She gave me a baleful stare. tree →

note

nothing for maths.

In the corpora

• How long shall thy baleful thoughts lodge within thee?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «baleful» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.