yearn
part of speech
verb (yearn, yearns, yearned or yearnt, yearning)
meaning for a pupil
To yearn is to want something very much, often for a long time and with a sad or aching feeling; to yearn for home or to yearn to fly. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It tells how Joseph's heart was moved with love when he saw his brother Benjamin. It is also used for all Israel longing after the LORD while the ark was far away. Interpretation: The tradition sees in Joseph's tears the love that later lets him forgive his brothers. Israel's yearning after God is read as the start of the people's return to Him. In the primary lessons: in stories, a hero or animal longs deeply for something far away or out of reach
examples
- And Joseph made haste; for his heart yearned toward his brother; and he sought where to weep; and he entered into his chamber, and wept there. (Torah GEN.43.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- And it came to pass, from the day that the ark abode in Kiriath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel yearned after the LORD. (Prophets 1SA.7.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- The boy yearned to see the sea. tree →
- She yearned for her old home. tree →
- He yearned to fly above the trees. tree →
- Many children yearn for a pet of their own. tree →
note
nothing for maths
Trees and pragmatics
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