taunt
part of speech
verb (taunt, taunts, taunted, taunting); noun (taunts)
meaning for a pupil
1) To taunt someone is to say unkind things to hurt their feelings or to make them angry. tree →
2) A taunt is a cruel remark said to tease or hurt someone. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Tanakh a taunt often mocks Israel or insults God. Interpretation: Tradition sees such taunts as faithlessness, and the Bible shows God defending His people against them. In the primary lessons: in fables a rival taunts another about a weakness, such as a lost race or a dull colour
examples
- Whom hast thou taunted and blasphemed? (Prophets ISA.37.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thou hast heard their taunt, O LORD, and all their devices against me; (Writings LAM.3.61, JPS 1917) tree →
- And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him. (Prophets 2SA.21.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- The Peacock taunted the Crane about her plain feathers. tree →
- He shouted a taunt at the runner. tree →
- Don't rise to their taunts. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
- And when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea David's brother slew him.
- Whom hast thou taunted and blasphemed? and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice?
- Whom hast thou taunted and blasphemed?
- This shall they have for their pride, because they have taunted and spoken boastfully against the people of the LORD of hosts.
- Thou makest us a taunt to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
Trees and pragmatics
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