enemy

noun (an enemy, enemies)

«enemy» 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

An enemy is a person who hates you or wants to harm you, or someone you fight against. tree →
The enemy is the army or country fighting against your side in a war. tree →
An enemy is anything that harms something: Frost is the enemy of flowers. tree →

In the lessons

In stories and history, heroes face enemies and armies fight enemies in wars. In nature lessons, predators are the natural enemies of their prey. In feelings lessons, pupils learn ways to turn enemies into friends. Phrases: make enemies, natural enemy, enemy forces, worst enemy.

Examples

The knight fought his enemy bravely. tree →
Cats are the natural enemies of mice. tree →
The enemy army came over the hill. tree →
Try not to make enemies at school. tree →
The two kings were enemies for many years. tree →
Batman and the Joker are enemies. tree →
Laziness is the enemy of success. tree →
Suddenly the enemy came in sight. tree →

Note

Plural: enemies (y changes to ies). Use an: an enemy. Opposite: friend, ally. Adjective: hostile; noun: enmity. Archenemy means the main enemy.

In Jewish tradition

It means a foe of Israel or of God. The Torah promises that God will drive out enemies before His people.

Interpretation. Tradition says God fights for Israel when it keeps the covenant. Commentators also teach that one's inner urges can be an enemy to master.

Examples

I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.' (Torah NUM.23.11, JPS 1917) tree →
to thrust out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken. (Torah DEU.6.19, JPS 1917) tree →
For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges. (Torah DEU.32.31, JPS 1917) tree →
Shall the enemy blaspheme Thy name for ever? (Writings PSA.74.10, JPS 1917) tree →
How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me? (Writings PSA.13.3, JPS 1917) tree →
Why go I mourning under the oppression of the enemy?' (Writings PSA.42.10, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Plural: enemies (y changes to ies). Use an: an enemy. Opposite: friend, ally. Adjective: hostile; noun: enmity. Archenemy means the main enemy.

On Mova

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