dearth

noun (plural dearths)

«dearth» 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

A dearth is a shortage, a time when there is not enough of something, such as food. tree →

In the lessons

in the tales, a dearth is a famine or a time when there is too little food or too few people to choose from

Examples

There was a dearth of rain that summer and the crops failed. tree →
Our town had a dearth of doctors. tree →
In the dearth of bread, the family grew hungry. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

A time without enough food, a famine. In Nehemiah poor people had to mortgage their fields to buy grain.

Interpretation. Nehemiah's story is read as a lesson in fairness to the poor, since he demanded that the rich return what they had taken.

Examples

Some also there were that said: 'We are mortgaging our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses; let us get corn, because of the dearth.' (Writings NEH.5.3, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

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

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