vengeance

«vengeance» in Mova's judaism dictionary: harming someone because they have harmed you or someone… — 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 (vengeance — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Vengeance is harming someone because they have harmed you or someone you love; revenge. tree →

2) (informal) "With a vengeance" means very strongly or much more than usual, as in "It rained with a vengeance". tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The Torah forbids private revenge and commands love of neighbour. Tradition teaches that vengeance belongs to God, and that the rule "love your neighbour as yourself" is a great principle of the Torah. In the primary lessons: In stories and films, a character may swear vengeance, which tells the reader the plot is about revenge. In ethics and church, people learn that seeking vengeance often makes things worse; in the Bible, "Vengeance is mine, says the Lord" teaches that people should not take revenge themselves, and Jesus taught to love enemies. Phrases: "take vengeance", "swear vengeance", "seek vengeance", "with a vengeance".

examples

• Thou shalt not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD. (Torah LEV.19.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• If I whet My glittering sword, and My hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to Mine adversaries, and will recompense them that hate Me. (Torah DEU.32.41, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Moses spoke unto the people, saying: 'Arm ye men from among you for the war, that they may go against Midian, to execute the LORD'S vengeance on Midian. (Torah NUM.31.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• To execute vengeance upon the nations, and chastisements upon the peoples; (Writings PSA.149.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their devices against me. (Writings LAM.3.60, JPS 1917) tree →
• Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, and subdueth peoples under me. (Writings PSA.18.48, JPS 1917) tree →
• The hero swore vengeance on the dragon that burnt his village. tree →
• (Bible) Saint Paul wrote, "Do not take revenge … for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine,' says the Lord." tree →
• Vengeance doesn't fix anything; it just makes the fight longer. tree →
• The rain came back with a vengeance. tree →
• She forgave him instead of seeking vengeance. tree →
• The cold came back with a vengeance just when spring had started. tree →
• “O Dil-aram! such a vengeance is not manly. tree →

note

Uncountable. Similar: revenge (more common in everyday speech), retaliation. Adjective: vengeful. Spelled with -geance. "Avenge" is the verb (to punish someone for a wrong done to another), as in "avenge his brother".

In the corpora

• Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, and bringeth down peoples under me,
• For the LORD hath a day of vengeance, a year of recompense for the controversy of Zion.
• For the day of vengeance that was in My heart, and My year of redemption are come.
• And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the nations, because they hearkened not.
• Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, and subdueth peoples under me.

Trees and pragmatics

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