haste

«haste» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Great speed, often too much speed, when you hurry: In her… — 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 (haste — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Great speed, often too much speed, when you hurry: In her haste she forgot her bag. tree →

2) «make haste» (old-fashioned) = hurry up. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The haste of Abraham and Rebekah is praised as eagerness in doing kind acts. Pharaoh's haste in calling Moses shows his panic during the plagues. In the primary lessons: In stories haste causes mistakes, as in the proverb «More haste, less speed» (rushing makes you slower in the end); in safety lessons haste near roads is dangerous. Phrases: «in haste», «make haste», «more haste, less speed», «marry in haste».

examples

• And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped. (Torah EXO.34.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her shoulder, and said: Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also. (Torah GEN.24.46, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and he said: 'I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against you. (Torah EXO.10.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• Make haste to help me, O LORD, my salvation. (Writings PSA.38.23, JPS 1917) tree →
• I said in my haste: 'All men are liars.' (Writings PSA.116.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• I made haste, and delayed not, to observe Thy commandments. (Writings PSA.119.60, JPS 1917) tree →
• In my haste I spilt the milk. tree →
• «Make haste!» cried the king. tree →
• He left in haste without saying goodbye. tree →
• More haste, less speed — check your answers carefully. tree →
• The letter was written in haste and full of mistakes. tree →
• There is no need for haste; we have plenty of time. tree →
• Hi! comrades, make haste! make haste!’ tree →

note

Uncountable. A bit formal or old-fashioned; in plain talk «hurry» or «rush». Adjective: hasty; verb: hasten (silent t: «HAY-sun»).

In the corpora

• And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.
• And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.
• Thy children make haste; thy destroyers and they that made thee waste shall go forth from thee.
• The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hasteth fast.
• Make haste to help me, O LORD, my salvation.

Trees and pragmatics

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