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joyless

adjective (more joyless, most joyless)

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

In Jewish tradition

Here it means that King Jehoram died with no one sad to lose him. No mourning fire was lit for him and he was not buried among the kings.

Interpretation. The tradition reads this as the sign of a wicked king, who was not honored in death. In the primary lessons: in the lessons, a joyless place or life is grey and miserable, with no happiness in it

Meaning

Joyless means without joy, dull and sad. tree →

Examples

  • Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years; and he departed joyless; and they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings. (Writings 2CH.21.20, JPS 1917) tree →
  • The joyless house was grey and quiet. tree →
  • They lived a joyless life after the war. tree →
  • The shades led a joyless existence in the dark land. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

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