longing

«longing» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a strong wish for something you want very much — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (longings)

meaning for a pupil

A longing is a strong wish for something you want very much. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means a deep wish of the soul. The psalms use it for wanting God's laws, and Samuel for David missing Absalom. Interpretation: The soul's longing for God is a main theme of Psalms. It is read as a sign of closeness and love. In the primary lessons: in tales, a deep wish or desire that someone feels in the heart, as in «a longing for home».

examples

• My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto Thine ordinances at all times. (Writings PSA.119.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• For He hath satisfied the longing soul, and the hungry soul He hath filled with good. (Writings PSA.107.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the soul of king David failed with longing for Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead. (Prophets 2SA.13.39, JPS 1917) tree →
• She had a longing for the sea. tree →
• His longing for home grew each day. tree →
• I felt a longing to see my friends. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• And the soul of king David failed with longing for Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
• For He hath satisfied the longing soul, and the hungry soul He hath filled with good.
• My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto Thine ordinances at all times.
• As the swallows chatter about the South, something new wakes up in the Rat: a longing to go too.

Trees and pragmatics

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