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overflowing

noun

«overflowing» 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 Job, floods wash away the dust, as a picture of how hope can be worn away.

Meaning

A flood or spill of water over its edges; a flowing over. tree →

Examples

  • The waters wear the stones; the overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth; so Thou destroyest the hope of man. (Writings JOB.14.19, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

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

On Mova

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