drought

«drought» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A long period of time with little or no rain, so the land… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a drought, droughts; uncountable when general)

meaning for a pupil

1) A long period of time with little or no rain, so the land becomes very dry and water is scarce. tree →

2) A long time without something that is needed or wanted: «a goal drought». tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Drought is listed among the curses for not keeping the covenant, and rain is a gift for obedience. In the primary lessons: In geography and science lessons droughts cause crops to fail, rivers to dry up and animals to suffer; they are linked to bushfires in Australia. In everyday life, a drought can bring «hosepipe bans» (UK) and water restrictions. In sport talk, a «goal drought» means a team has not scored for a long time. Phrases: «severe drought», «in drought», «drought-resistant plants», «water restrictions».

examples

• Thus I was: in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes. (Torah GEN.31.40, JPS 1917) tree →
• The LORD will smite thee with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with fiery heat, and with drought, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish. (Torah DEU.28.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts. (Prophets JER.14.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought. (Prophets HOS.13.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• Drought and heat consume the snow waters; so doth the nether-world those that have sinned. (Writings JOB.24.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• The drought dried up the farm dam. tree →
• Many crops died during the drought. tree →
• Cacti are drought-resistant plants. tree →
• There's a hosepipe ban because of the drought. tree →
• (Australia) Farmers struggled through a long drought. tree →
• The striker ended his goal drought with a brilliant header. tree →
• When a drought was impending, he scattered the peasant's seed-corn over a swamp; when a wet season was at hand, he sowed the slopes of the hills. tree →

note

Pronounced «drowt» (rhymes with «out»), not «drot». The «gh» is silent. Do not confuse with «draught» (UK: a cold current of air) or «drought» with «flood» (its opposite). In maths, drought problems often use rainfall data: compare monthly totals to the usual average.

In the corpora

• The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the droughts.
• I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.
• For day and night Thy hand was heavy upon me; my sap was turned as in the droughts of summer.
• Drought and heat consume the snow waters; so doth the nether-world those that have sinned.
• Elephants have excellent memories: old female leaders remember distant water in droughts and recognise friends after many years.

Trees and pragmatics

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