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benumbed

adjective (from benumb: benumb, benumbs, benumbed, benumbing)

«benumbed» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Made numb, so that a person cannot feel or move properly, usually from cold. tree →

In the lessons

a cold traveller who sits still and cannot feel his hands or feet

Examples

  • His fingers were benumbed with cold. tree →
  • He sat still, benumbed and cold, in the snow. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The psalmist describes illness and sorrow so deep that he is numb. Tradition reads such psalms as prayers that a suffering person can say to God. In the primary lessons: a cold traveller who sits still and cannot feel his hands or feet

Examples

  • I am benumbed and sore crushed; I groan by reason of the moaning of my heart. (Writings PSA.38.9, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

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