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# lust

noun (lusts)

«lust» 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. A strong, greedy desire for something, such as money or power. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lust/#m1)
2. A strong eagerness for fighting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lust/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales a greedy wish for gold that leads to ruin, or a fierce desire for battle

### Examples

- His lust for gold made him greedy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lust/#x1)
- The king's lust for power caused war. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lust/#x2)
- He fought with a lust for battle in his eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lust/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

It means strong greedy craving, as when the people craved meat in the desert, or the enemy's greed for spoil at the sea. The place Kibroth-hattaavah means "graves of craving". Proverbs also uses it for desire for a woman's beauty, which a man must not follow in his heart.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads the craving for meat as a complaint against the manna and a lack of trust in God. The place name teaches that wrong desire can lead to ruin. The Psalms recall it as a sin of the wilderness, and Proverbs teaches self-control.

### Examples

- And the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people that lusted. (Torah NUM.11.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lust/#x1)
- The enemy said: 'I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.' (Torah EXO.15.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lust/#x2)
- And the mixed multitude that was among them fell a lusting; and the children of Israel also wept on their part, and said: 'Would that we were given flesh to eat! (Torah NUM.11.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lust/#x3)
- But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tried God in the desert. (Writings PSA.106.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lust/#x4)
- Lust not after her beauty in thy heart; neither let her captivate thee with her eyelids. (Writings PRO.6.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lust/#x5)
- The lust of a man is his shame; and a poor man is better than a liar. (Writings PRO.19.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lust/#x6)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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