famine
part of speech
noun (a famine, famines; famine — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
A time when a large number of people in a place do not have enough food, often for months, and many may become ill or die. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Famines in Genesis drive Abraham, Isaac and Jacob's sons to Egypt. Tradition sees them as part of God's plan leading to Israel's time in Egypt. In the primary lessons: In history lessons pupils learn about famines such as the Great Famine in Ireland, caused when the potato crop failed; in geography famine follows drought, war or crop failure; charities send help. Phrases: «famine relief», «suffer from famine», «a time of famine».
examples
- And the famine was sore in the land. (Torah GEN.43.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. (Torah GEN.26.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy corn; because the famine was sore in all the earth. (Torah GEN.41.57, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the famine was sore in Samaria. (Prophets 1KI.18.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine. (Writings PSA.33.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- Our skin is hot like an oven because of the burning heat of famine. (Writings LAM.5.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- The potato famine in Ireland forced many people to leave. tree →
- Drought led to famine in the region. tree →
- Charities sent food during the famine. tree →
- People ate grass in the worst days of the famine. tree →
- War can cause famine when farmers cannot plant crops. tree →
- The story is about a family that survived a famine. tree →
- A Grasshopper, perishing with famine, passed by and earnestly begged for a little food. tree →
note
Countable and uncountable. Not the same as «hunger» (the feeling of wanting food) — a famine is a huge, long food shortage for a whole area. Opposite in feeling: feast, plenty.
In the corpora
- And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham.
- and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine which followeth; for it shall be very grievous.
- And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy corn; because the famine was sore in all the earth.
- And the sons of Israel came to buy among those that came; for the famine was in the land of Caanan.
- And the famine was sore in the land.
Trees and pragmatics
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