goodness
part of speech
noun (goodness; uncountable); interjection («Goodness!», «My goodness!»)
meaning for a pupil
1) Goodness is the quality of being good, kind and honest. tree →
2) Goodness is the healthy part of food that does you good. tree →
3) «Goodness!» or «My goodness!» is said to show surprise. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The "thirteen attributes" of mercy include "abundant in goodness". Jews recite them on fast days and in the High Holy Day prayers, asking for forgiveness. Sefer Yetzirah pairs goodness with evil as opposites that balance each other. In the primary lessons: In stories and values lessons, goodness is kindness and honesty shown in actions. In everyday life, older people often say «My goodness!» or «Goodness me!». Phrases: «thank goodness», «for goodness' sake», «goodness knows», «out of the goodness of your heart».
examples
- And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed: 'The LORD, the LORD, God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth; (Torah EXO.34.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, in that He had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians. (Torah EXO.18.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Goodness distinguishes evil and evil distinguishes goodness; goodness is kept for the good and evil is kept for the evil. [6:3] Three, but each one stands alone. 7 divided: Three opposite Three, with an edict deciding between them. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
- Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness; and Thy paths drop fatness. (Writings PSA.65.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- For how great is their goodness, and how great is their beauty! (Prophets ZEC.9.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thy flock settled therein; Thou didst prepare in Thy goodness for the poor, O God. (Writings PSA.68.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- My goodness, look how tall you've grown! tree →
- Thank goodness you're safe! tree →
- She helped out of the goodness of her heart. tree →
- Vegetables are full of goodness. tree →
- For goodness' sake, close the door! tree →
- Goodness knows where I put my keys. tree →
- The story is about goodness winning over evil. tree →
- Her patience and goodness were rewarded at last. tree →
note
Uncountable. «Thank goodness» shows relief. «Goodness knows» means nobody knows. Spelling: double «s» at the end («-ness»). Not a number word.
In the corpora
- neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shown unto Israel.
- For how great is their goodness, and how great is their beauty!
- If I had not believed to look upon the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living! —
- Thou crownest the year with Thy goodness; and Thy paths drop fatness.
- Thy flock settled therein; Thou didst prepare in Thy goodness for the poor, O God.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «goodness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.