[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/bereaved/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [B](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/b/) / bereaved # bereaved adjective (bereaved); noun (the bereaved — people who are grieving) «bereaved» 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 1. Having lost a close family member or friend because they died. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bereaved/#m1) 2. (noun, the bereaved) People whose loved one has recently died. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bereaved/#m2) ### In the lessons Used gently in adult life, news and church: the bereaved family, support for the bereaved. It tells the reader someone is grieving. Schools and churches offer care for bereaved children. Phrases: bereaved family, recently bereaved, support for the bereaved. ### Examples - The bereaved family thanked everyone for their kind messages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bereaved/#x1) - Our class made cards for a bereaved classmate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bereaved/#x2) - The vicar comforted the bereaved at the funeral. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bereaved/#x3) - Recently bereaved people may feel sad for a long time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bereaved/#x4) - The charity helps bereaved children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bereaved/#x5) - We should be gentle with someone who is bereaved. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bereaved/#x6) - The bereaved mother planted a tree in her son's memory. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bereaved/#x7) - The bereaved father and daughter were wild with grief, and they abandoned themselves to their bitter sorrow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bereaved/#x8) ### Note A respectful, gentle word. Noun: bereavement (the loss). "The bereaved" can mean one or many people. Related verb bereave (rare). Not the same as "brave". ## In Jewish tradition Jacob uses the word of himself, fearing he will lose Joseph, Simeon, and Benjamin. **Interpretation.** Jacob's grief is a model of mourning in tradition. He refused to be comforted for Joseph. ### Examples - And as for me, if I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.' (Torah GEN.43.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bereaved/#x1) - And Jacob their father said unto them: 'Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away; upon me are all these things come.' (Torah GEN.42.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bereaved/#x2) - until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him; then I will send, and fetch thee from thence; why should I be bereaved of you both in one day?' (Torah GEN.27.45, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bereaved/#x3) - Then shalt thou say in thy heart: 'Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have been bereaved of my children, and am solitary, an exile, and wandering to and fro? (Prophets ISA.49.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bereaved/#x4) - I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps, and will rend the enclosure of their heart; and there will I devour them like a lioness; the wild beast shall tear them. (Prophets HOS.13.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bereaved/#x5) ### Note A respectful, gentle word. Noun: bereavement (the loss). "The bereaved" can mean one or many people. Related verb bereave (rare). Not the same as "brave". ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «bereaved» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bereaved/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«bereaved» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bereaved.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «bereaved» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bereaved/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«bereaved» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/bereaved.html) on Mova free.