weakness

«weakness» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the state of not being strong in body: «weakness in her… — 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 (weakness — uncountable; a weakness, weaknesses)

meaning for a pupil

1) Weakness is the state of not being strong in body: «weakness in her legs». tree →

2) A weakness is a part of something or someone that is not good or strong enough: «Spelling is my weakness». tree →

3) A weakness for something means you like it very much and find it hard to resist: «a weakness for chocolate». tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Sefer Yetzirah it is one of the pairs of opposites that the double letters stand for. Interpretation: The book teaches that the seven double letters each have a hard and a soft sound, and each stands for a pair of opposites such as strength and weakness. In the primary lessons: In school, pupils think about their strengths and weaknesses so they know what to practise. In health lessons, sudden weakness can be a sign of illness and needs an adult's help. In stories, every hero or villain has a weakness (Superman and kryptonite, Achilles and his heel). In engineering, a weakness in a bridge or wall is where it could break. Phrases: «strengths and weaknesses», «a weakness for», «a sign of weakness».

examples

• The [33] seven double letters, בגד כפרת with a duplicity of pronunciation, aspirated and unaspirated, namely: ,תּת ,רּר ,פּפ ,כּכ ,דּד ,גּג ,בּב serve as a model of softness and hardness, strength and weakness. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• And I say: 'This is my weakness, that the right hand of the Most High could change. (Writings PSA.77.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• Spelling is my weakness, but I'm getting better. tree →
• Write down your strengths and weaknesses. tree →
• Kryptonite is Superman's weakness. tree →
• Gran has a weakness for cake. tree →
• Asking for help is not a sign of weakness. tree →
• The engineer found a weakness in the wall. tree →
• The illness caused weakness in his arms. tree →
• It was not long, however, before he had cause to regret his weakness. tree →

note

Plural: weaknesses. From «weak» + -ness. Opposite: strength. Asking for help, or crying, is not weakness.

In the corpora

• And I say: 'This is my weakness, that the right hand of the Most High could change.
• Saying "I was wrong" is a strength, not a weakness.
• Saying no to a risky dare, like a jump you are not ready for, is a sensible choice, not a weakness.
• Telling a trusted adult is not weakness; it brings in someone with the power to stop the trouble.
• That isn't weakness; it's how brains work.

Trees and pragmatics

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