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# embitter

verb (embitters, embittered, embittering)

«embitter» 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 Psalm 106 the people made Moses' spirit bitter, so he spoke without thinking at Meribah.

**Interpretation.** Tradition sees this as the cause of Moses not entering the Land. In the primary lessons: in tales, a hurt character becomes bitter and then plans revenge on those who wronged him

### Meaning

To embitter someone is to make them resentful and angry for a long time, after they have been hurt or treated unfairly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/embitter/#m1)

### Examples

- For they embittered his spirit, and he spoke rashly with his lips. (Writings PSA.106.33, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/embitter/#x1)
- The unfair loss embittered him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/embitter/#x2)
- Years of teasing embittered the poor boy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/embitter/#x3)
- The king grew more embittered each day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/embitter/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «embitter» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/embitter/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«embitter» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/embitter.html) on Mova free.