wealth
part of speech
noun (wealth — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Wealth is a large amount of money, property and things worth a lot; being rich. tree →
2) A wealth of something is a large amount of it: a wealth of information, a wealth of ideas. tree →
3) Wealth can also mean a great amount of good things in life, such as blessings, not just money. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Deuteronomy warns that people should not say their own power made their wealth, because tradition teaches that all wealth comes from God. In the primary lessons: In stories, kings and merchants have great wealth; in social studies and history, wealth is how rich a person or country is. In maths word problems in formal voice, wealth is the total value owned. Phrases: great wealth, a wealth of, share the wealth, health and wealth.
examples
- and thou say in thy heart: 'My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.' (Torah DEU.8.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- and all their wealth, and all their little ones and their wives, took they captive and spoiled, even all that was in the house. (Torah GEN.34.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying: 'Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this wealth.' (Torah GEN.31.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- His children shall appease the poor, and his hands shall restore his wealth. (Writings JOB.20.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- Wealth and riches are in his house; and his merit endureth for ever. (Writings PSA.112.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much; (Writings JOB.31.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- The king had great wealth: gold, jewels and castles. tree →
- The library has a wealth of books about animals. tree →
- Some people believe health is more important than wealth. tree →
- The merchant built his wealth by trading spices. tree →
- The country's wealth comes from its oil. tree →
- Grandad has a wealth of stories about the old days. tree →
note
Uncountable: «much wealth», not «wealths». Adjective: wealthy (rich). «A wealth of» just means «lots of» — it is not about money. Opposite: poverty.
In the corpora
- and thou say in thy heart: 'My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.'
- Of them that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches?
- For he seeth that wise men die, the fool and the brutish together perish, and leave their wealth to others.
- Be not thou afraid when one waxeth rich, when the wealth of his house is increased;
- For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; his wealth shall not descend after him.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «wealth» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.