overmuch

«overmuch» in Mova's judaism dictionary: good — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

Too much; more than is good. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Ecclesiastes it warns against being too righteous or too wicked. Interpretation: Rabbis explained it as a warning against extremes, such as pride in one's own goodness or harshness. Tradition favors a balanced path and fear of God.

examples

• Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise; why shouldest thou destroy thyself? (Writings ECC.7.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish; why shouldest thou die before thy time? (Writings ECC.7.17, JPS 1917) tree →

note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

In the corpora

• Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself overwise; why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
• Be not overmuch wicked, neither be thou foolish; why shouldest thou die before thy time?

Trees and pragmatics

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