loath

adjective (also loth)

«loath» 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

Loath means unwilling, not wanting to do something: loath to go. tree →

In the lessons

in tales, a person who does not want to leave or do a task; «loath to part» means unwilling to say goodbye.

Examples

He was loath to go to bed. tree →
The goddess was loath to say goodbye. tree →
I am loath to spoil the game. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

It means to hate or be disgusted by. It is often used for people turning away from God or from each other.

Interpretation. Ezekiel uses it for Jerusalem's ancestors and her loathing of husband and children. Tradition reads it as the nation's disgust at what is holy and its turning from God.

Examples

For thou loathest it, so that thou must choose, and not I; therefore speak what thou knowest. (Writings JOB.34.33, JPS 1917) tree →
And I cut off the three shepherds in one month; 'for My soul became impatient of them, and their soul also loathed Me.' (Prophets ZEC.11.8, JPS 1917) tree →
Thou art thy mother's daughter, that loatheth her husband and her children; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, who loathed their husbands and their children; your mother was a Hittite, and your father an Amorite. (Prophets EZK.16.45, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

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