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# loathe

verb

«loathe» 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 Exodus the Egyptians loathe the water because the Nile turns to blood, the first plague. In Job a suffering man loathes his life, and in Ezekiel the people will loathe themselves when they remember their evil ways.

**Interpretation.** Tradition sees the plague of blood as a judgment on the Egyptians, since the Nile was worshipped as a god and was their pride. It reads Ezekiel's words as a picture of repentance, when people feel shame for their sins and return to God.

### Meaning

To hate something and feel disgusted by it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loathe/#m1)

### Examples

- And the fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river.' (Torah EXO.7.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loathe/#x1)
- I loathe it; I shall not live alway; let me alone; for my days are vanity. (Writings JOB.7.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loathe/#x2)
- Then shall ye remember your evil ways, and your doings that were not good; and ye shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations. (Prophets EZK.36.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loathe/#x3)
- And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have polluted yourselves; and ye shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have committed. (Prophets EZK.20.43, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/loathe/#x4)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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