strife

«strife» in Mova's judaism dictionary: angry fighting, quarrelling or struggle between people or… — 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

noun (no plural)

meaning for a pupil

Strife is angry fighting, quarrelling or struggle between people or groups. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Proverbs strife is a picture of what hatred and gossip stir up, and the casting of lots is said to put an end to it. Interpretation: Abram ends the quarrel with Lot because they are family. Tradition praises him for putting peace before his own rights, and sees seeking peace as a core Jewish value. Proverbs teaches that love covers wrongs while hatred stirs strife, and the rabbis warn against gossip as a cause of quarrels. In the primary lessons: family quarrels and wars in stories; peace comes after strife; a cottage is named after a great quarrel

examples

• How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife? (Torah DEU.1.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle. (Torah GEN.13.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Abram said unto Lot: 'Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we are brethren. (Torah GEN.13.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love covereth all transgressions. (Writings PRO.10.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• A froward man soweth strife; and a whisperer separateth familiar friends. (Writings PRO.16.28, JPS 1917) tree →
• The lot causeth strife to cease, and parteth asunder the contentious. (Writings PRO.18.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• The two families lived in strife for years. tree →
• There was peace after the strife ended. tree →
• Strife came to the village when the brothers fought. tree →
• The king ended the strife between the tribes. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle.
• How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?
• And why are spoiling and violence before me? so that there is strife, and contention ariseth.
• Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongue; for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
• Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours; and our enemies mock as they please.

Trees and pragmatics

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