rottenness

«rottenness» in Mova's judaism dictionary: The state of decaying or rotting, especially of wood or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun

meaning for a pupil

The state of decaying or rotting, especially of wood or bones. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Bible rottenness in the bones means a deep, hidden sickness; Hosea says God is like rot to Judah, slowly wearing it away. Interpretation: The commentators say a shameful wife or envy eats away at a person from inside, as rot eats bone, showing how hidden faults harm us.

examples

• Therefore am I unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness. (Prophets HOS.5.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; but envy is the rottenness of the bones. (Writings PRO.14.30, JPS 1917) tree →
• A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband; but she that doeth shamefully is as rottenness in his bones. (Writings PRO.12.4, JPS 1917) tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• Therefore am I unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
• A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband; but she that doeth shamefully is as rottenness in his bones.
• A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; but envy is the rottenness of the bones.

Trees and pragmatics

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