covet

«covet» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to want very much something that belongs to someone else — 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 (covet, covets, coveted, coveting)

meaning for a pupil

1) To covet something is to want very much something that belongs to someone else. tree →

2) (Bible) «You shall not covet» is the last of the Ten Commandments, telling people not to long for their neighbour's house, wife or belongings. tree →

3) A coveted prize or place is one that many people want. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Ten Commandments it means to desire strongly what belongs to a neighbour. It can also mean to want something so much that one acts to take it. Interpretation: Tradition teaches that this commandment is about the heart, not only actions. The commentators say it trains people to be content and to trust in what God has given. In the primary lessons: In religious education and ethics the commandment against coveting teaches contentment. In everyday and sports writing a «coveted trophy» is one everyone wants. Phrases: «covet your neighbour's», «a coveted prize», «coveted place».

examples

• Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house; thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. (Torah EXO.20.17, JPS 1917) tree →
• Neither shalt thou covet thy neighbour's wife; neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's house, his field, or his man-servant, or his maid-servant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's. (Torah DEU.5.21, JPS 1917) tree →
• For I will cast out nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders; neither shall any man covet thy land, when thou goest up to appear before the LORD thy God three times in the year. (Torah EXO.34.24, JPS 1917) tree →
• And they covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away; thus they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. (Prophets MIC.2.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• The Ten Commandments say, «You shall not covet». tree →
• He coveted his friend's new bike. tree →
• The gold cup is the most coveted prize in the league. tree →
• She won a coveted place in the school orchestra. tree →
• Coveting what others have can make you unhappy. tree →
• The dragon coveted the king's treasure. tree →
• Try to be thankful instead of coveting. tree →
• Not even in nightmares had she ever seen such horrible creatures as her much-coveted box contained. tree →

note

Regular verb: coveted, coveting (one t). Noun/adjective: covetous. Formal or biblical; plain words: want badly, envy. Not the same as «cover».

In the corpora

• There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

Trees and pragmatics

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