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incessant

adjective

«incessant» 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

Incessant means never stopping, going on and on without a break. tree →

In the lessons

in tales, endless rain, scrubbing or nagging that makes a person weary

Examples

  • The incessant rain flooded the road. tree →
  • The baby's incessant crying kept us awake. tree →
  • His incessant questions made the teacher smile. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

It describes a conquering king's endless blows against nations, with no stopping.

Interpretation. Isaiah sings of the fall of the king of Babylon, and tradition reads it as proof that cruel power will end.

Examples

  • That smote the peoples in wrath with an incessant stroke, that ruled the nations in anger, with a persecution that none restrained. (Prophets ISA.14.6, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

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