stench

noun (stench, stenches)

«stench» 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 stench is a very bad smell. tree →

In the lessons

in stories a stench comes from a filthy, rotten or dangerous place

Examples

The stench of the bins filled the street. tree →
We held our noses at the stench. tree →
A stench rose from the swamp. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

In Isaiah it means the terrible smell of dead bodies, a picture of God's judgment on the nations.

Interpretation. The prophets use the stench of the unburied dead to show that God's justice reaches proud nations, and that death is a shameful end for evil.

Examples

Their slain also shall be cast out, and the stench of their carcasses shall come up, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. (Prophets ISA.34.3, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

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