welfare
part of speech
noun (welfare, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Welfare is the health, happiness and safety of a person or animal. tree →
2) Welfare is help, often money, that the government gives to people who need it. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "Welfare" here means asking after someone's health and peace, like the Hebrew shalom. In the Prophets and Job it also means a person's wellbeing or safety, which can pass away like a cloud. Interpretation: The Hebrew behind it is shalom, so "asking of welfare" is greeting someone with peace, which tradition values as a duty. Jeremiah's question is read as a rebuke that no one will care for Jerusalem. In the primary lessons: In school and everyday life, teachers, carers and doctors look after children's welfare. Animal welfare means treating animals kindly and caring for their needs: food, water, shelter, health and freedom from fear. In social studies, welfare is how a country helps people who are poor, ill or old. Phrases: «animal welfare», «child welfare», «the welfare of», «on welfare» (US).
examples
- And he asked them of their welfare, and said: 'Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spoke? (Torah GEN.43.27, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed down and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent. (Torah EXO.18.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- Or who shall turn aside to ask of thy welfare? (Prophets JER.15.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- Terrors are turned upon me, they chase mine honour as the wind; and my welfare is passed away as a cloud. (Writings JOB.30.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare. (Prophets JDG.18.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- Teachers care about the welfare of every pupil. tree →
- Animal welfare means making sure animals are well looked after. tree →
- The RSPCA works for animal welfare. tree →
- Some families get welfare when a parent cannot work. tree →
- The coach is worried about the team's welfare in the heat. tree →
- A welfare officer helps students who have problems. tree →
- Do not think of me or of my position; think only of your own welfare. tree →
note
Uncountable: «welfare», not «a welfare». One l: «welfare», not «wellfare». «Farewell» is a different word (goodbye).
In the corpora
- And he asked them of their welfare, and said: 'Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spoke?
- Or who shall turn aside to ask of thy welfare?
- Terrors are turned upon me, they chase mine honour as the wind; and my welfare is passed away as a cloud.
- "Receiving public assistance" (official US) means living on welfare: money the government gives to people who need help.
- "Entitlement reform" means cutting pensions and welfare (US).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «welfare» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.