longing

noun (longings)

«longing» 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

A longing is a strong wish for something you want very much. tree →

In the lessons

in tales, a deep wish or desire that someone feels in the heart, as in «a longing for home».

Examples

She had a longing for the sea. tree →
His longing for home grew each day. tree →
I felt a longing to see my friends. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

It means a deep wish of the soul. The psalms use it for wanting God's laws, and Samuel for David missing Absalom.

Interpretation. The soul's longing for God is a main theme of Psalms. It is read as a sign of closeness and love.

Examples

My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto Thine ordinances at all times. (Writings PSA.119.20, JPS 1917) tree →
For He hath satisfied the longing soul, and the hungry soul He hath filled with good. (Writings PSA.107.9, JPS 1917) tree →
And the soul of king David failed with longing for Absalom; for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead. (Prophets 2SA.13.39, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

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

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