covetous

«covetous» in Mova's judaism dictionary: wanting very much to have what 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

adjective (more covetous, most covetous)

meaning for a pupil

Covetous means wanting very much to have what belongs to someone else, or wanting more and more of something such as gold. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means a greedy person who boasts and scorns the LORD. Coveting is also forbidden in the Ten Commandments. Interpretation: The tenth commandment forbids coveting. The sages taught that greed leads to other sins and is a sign of not trusting God. In the primary lessons: in tales, a greedy king or a jealous character who wants treasure that is not theirs.

examples

• For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and the covetous vaunteth himself, though he contemn the LORD. (Writings PSA.10.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• The king was covetous and wanted all the gold in the land. tree →
• A covetous neighbour always wanted more than his share. tree →
• Her covetous eyes followed the jewels. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and the covetous vaunteth himself, though he contemn the LORD.

Trees and pragmatics

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