hungry

«hungry» in Mova's judaism dictionary: feeling that you need or want to eat — 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

adjective (hungry, hungrier, hungriest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Hungry means feeling that you need or want to eat. tree →

2) Hungry can mean wanting something very much: «hungry for success». tree →

3) Hungry can describe people who do not have enough food. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The Torah and Psalms stress feeding the hungry as God's own way. Tradition treats giving food to the hungry as a basic duty of charity. In the primary lessons: In health lessons, hunger is your body's signal that it needs energy from food; eating regular, healthy meals keeps you from being too hungry. In stories, «as hungry as a wolf» or «starving» shows great hunger. Phrases: «go hungry» (not have food), «hungry for» (eager for), «feel hungry».

examples

• Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. (Writings PSA.107.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• Who executeth justice for the oppressed; who giveth bread to the hungry. (Writings PSA.146.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• So that they go about naked without clothing, and being hungry they carry the sheaves; (Writings JOB.24.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• I am hungry — what's for dinner? tree →
• The hungry cat meowed at its bowl. tree →
• After swimming we are always hungry. tree →
• Eat breakfast so you are not hungry in class. tree →
• Many people in the world go hungry. tree →
• The team was hungry for a win. tree →
• The very hungry caterpillar ate through the leaves. tree →
• Are you hungry or just bored? tree →
• ‘I am so hungry,’ said Lisa. tree →

note

Comparison: hungrier, hungriest (y changes to i). The noun is «hunger». «Starving» is a very strong word for hungry. Do not confuse «hungry» with «angry», though «hangry» is a joking word for angry because hungry. «Thirsty» means needing drink, not food.

In the corpora

• If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; for the world is Mine, and the fulness thereof.
• Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
• For He hath satisfied the longing soul, and the hungry soul He hath filled with good.
• And there He maketh the hungry to dwell, and they establish a city of habitation;
• Who executeth justice for the oppressed; who giveth bread to the hungry.

Trees and pragmatics

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