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loathsomeness

noun

«loathsomeness» 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

In Ezekiel it describes the newborn baby Jerusalem, left unwashed and unwanted in a field.

Interpretation. The picture shows God finding a helpless Israel and caring for her. It is read as the story of Israel's humble start and God's mercy.

Meaning

The state of being disgusting or hateful to look at or think about. tree →

Examples

  • No eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open field in the loathsomeness of thy person, in the day that thou wast born. (Prophets EZK.16.5, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

On Mova

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/loathsomeness/