bewail

verb (bewail, bewails, bewailed, bewailing) (old use or formal)

«bewail» 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

To bewail something is to cry or complain loudly and sadly about a loss or misfortune. tree →

In the lessons

in fairy tales a character bewails a loss, such as a robbery or a lost friend.

Examples

The Mule bewailed his misfortunes. tree →
On discovering the theft, he beat his breast and bewailed his loss. tree →
The children bewailed the end of their holiday. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

To weep over a loss. Jephthah's daughter goes to the mountains with her friends to bewail her virginity, meaning that she would never marry.

Interpretation. Mourning is a recognized duty in Jewish law, and the word is used for grieving over the dead. The tradition tells of the daughter's sorrow, and the story is remembered with sadness.

Examples

And he said: 'Go.' And he sent her away for two months; and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains. (Prophets JDG.11.38, JPS 1917) tree →
And she said unto her father: 'Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may depart and go down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my companions.' (Prophets JDG.11.37, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «bewail» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«bewail» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «bewail» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«bewail» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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