drunkenness

«drunkenness» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the state of being drunk, when a person has had too much… — 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

noun (no plural)

meaning for a pupil

Drunkenness is the state of being drunk, when a person has had too much alcohol and cannot think or walk properly. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is a sign of weakness and ruin; Ezekiel's "cup" of drunkenness stands for God's judgment, and Ecclesiastes praises rulers who eat in self-control. Interpretation: Tradition sees drinking too much as dangerous and as a cause of sin, though wine in proper measure is part of holy days. In the primary lessons: in old tales and talk, drunkenness is a sad fault that ruins families and makes people foolish

examples

• Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and appalment, with the cup of thy sister Samaria. (Prophets EZK.23.33, JPS 1917) tree →
• Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is a free man, and thy princes eat in due season, in strength, and not in drunkenness! (Writings ECC.10.17, JPS 1917) tree →
• His drunkenness made him lose his job. tree →
• The story warns about the sorrows of drunkenness. tree →
• Drunkenness can turn a happy home into a sad one. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow, with the cup of astonishment and appalment, with the cup of thy sister Samaria.

Trees and pragmatics

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