covetousness

«covetousness» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A strong greedy wish to have what other people have, or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (no plural)

meaning for a pupil

A strong greedy wish to have what other people have, or to keep getting more. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means greed for gain, which the Psalms, Proverbs and prophets condemn. The psalmist prays to be turned away from it. Interpretation: The tradition holds that being content with what you have is true wealth. The prayer to turn the heart from greed is seen as a model for asking God's help against temptation. In the primary lessons: in stories, the fault that brings trouble, such as a greed for gold or riches that makes people do wrong.

examples

• Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. (Writings PSA.119.36, JPS 1917) tree →
• The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor; but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days. (Writings PRO.28.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy covetousness. (Prophets JER.51.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• Their covetousness made them forget to be kind. tree →
• Covetousness can spoil a happy family. tree →
• The fox's covetousness led him into the trap. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• O thou that dwellest upon many waters, abundant in treasures, thine end is come, the measure of thy covetousness.
• Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
• The prince that lacketh understanding is also a great oppressor; but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

Trees and pragmatics

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