craving

«craving» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a very strong wish for something, especially a food or drink — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a craving, cravings); form of verb (crave, craves, craved, craving)

meaning for a pupil

1) A craving is a very strong wish for something, especially a food or drink. tree →

2) A strong need for an addictive thing, like a smoker's craving for a cigarette. tree →

3) Craving is also the -ing form of «crave», to want something very strongly. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means strong appetite. The Psalm says the Israelites tested God by asking for food to satisfy their craving. Interpretation: The story recalls the quail in the wilderness. The sages saw it as a lesson about ingratitude and complaining. In the primary lessons: In everyday life people have cravings for chocolate or pizza; pregnant mothers are said to have unusual cravings. In health lessons cravings are part of addiction. In Buddhism, craving (wanting) is taught as a cause of suffering. Phrases: «a craving for», «satisfy a craving», «crave attention».

examples

• And they tried God in their heart by asking food for their craving. (Writings PSA.78.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• They were not estranged from their craving, their food was yet in their mouths, (Writings PSA.78.30, JPS 1917) tree →
• I have a craving for ice cream. tree →
• Mum had cravings for pickles when she was expecting the baby. tree →
• Smokers feel cravings when they try to stop. tree →
• He is craving attention from his friends. tree →
• Buddhists teach that craving leads to suffering. tree →
• After the run I was craving water. tree →
• A glass of milk stopped my craving for something sweet. tree →
• He sold all his possessions in order to satisfy his cravings, and was forced at last to devour his own limbs. tree →

note

Countable noun. Verb «crave» is regular: craved. Usually «a craving for» something. Stronger than «want».

In the corpora

• And they tried God in their heart by asking food for their craving.
• They were not estranged from their craving, their food was yet in their mouths,
• The stay-at-homes ask: «Why this craving for change?
• In the front seat the old cravings rise up again: «It is fate!» he said to himself.

Trees and pragmatics

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