bemoan

«bemoan» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to complain sadly about it, or to cry and grieve over it — 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

verb (bemoans, bemoaned, bemoaning); formal or old use

meaning for a pupil

To bemoan something is to complain sadly about it, or to cry and grieve over it. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To bemoan the dead is to mourn them aloud, as was the custom in ancient Israel. Interpretation: Jeremiah says not to mourn the dead king but the one taken into exile, since exile was seen as the greater loss. In the primary lessons: in stories, sad characters cry and wail over their bad luck or their loss; a grander word than «moan»

examples

• These two things are befallen thee; who shall bemoan thee? desolation and destruction, and the famine and the sword; how shall I comfort thee? (Prophets ISA.51.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• Bemoan him, all ye that are round about him, and all ye that know his name; say: 'How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!' (Prophets JER.48.17, JPS 1917) tree →
• Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him; but weep sore for him that goeth away, for he shall return no more, nor see his native country. (Prophets JER.22.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• The birds of the air came and bemoaned Snow-White. tree →
• The poor woman bemoaned her lost home. tree →
• They sat and bemoaned their fate. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• Or who shall bemoan thee?

Trees and pragmatics

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