pang

«pang» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A sudden sharp pain or feeling — 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 (a pang, pangs)

meaning for a pupil

1) A sudden sharp pain or feeling. tree →

2) A sudden strong feeling, like a pang of guilt or a pang of hunger. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A sudden pain, here the trembling of the Philistines who hear of the Israelites' crossing of the sea. The prophets and psalms compare fear to the sharp pangs of a woman in childbirth, and the Psalms also say the wicked have no pangs at their death. Interpretation: The fear of the peoples is read as the effect on the nations of God's rescue of Israel. The pangs of a woman in travail are read as a picture of sudden, unavoidable terror and judgment. The psalmist's complaint about the wicked having no pangs is read as a puzzle of why the wicked prosper. In the primary lessons: In stories, a pang of sadness or envy tells the reader a character's feelings changed suddenly. Common phrases: «hunger pangs», «a pang of guilt», «a pang of regret».

examples

• The peoples have heard, they tremble; pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia. (Torah EXO.15.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• Trembling took hold of them there, pangs, as of a woman in travail. (Writings PSA.48.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• For there are no pangs at their death, and their body is sound. (Writings PSA.73.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• Shall not pangs take hold of thee, as of a woman in travail? (Prophets JER.13.21, JPS 1917) tree →
• She felt a pang of guilt. tree →
• Hunger pangs woke him up. tree →
• Mole felt a pang when he smelled his old home. tree →
• A pang of envy hit her when she saw the bike. tree →
• He felt a pang of sadness at leaving. tree →
• The pangs of hunger made him grumpy. tree →
• And at this thought the pangs of hunger made him feel quite sick with fear. tree →

note

Plural: pangs. Sudden, short feeling.

In the corpora

• The peoples have heard, they tremble; pangs have taken hold on the inhabitants of Philistia.
• Shall not pangs take hold of thee, as of a woman in travail?
• Trembling took hold of them there, pangs, as of a woman in travail.
• For there are no pangs at their death, and their body is sound.

Trees and pragmatics

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