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# murrain

noun

«murrain» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition and Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

It is the fifth plague on Egypt, which struck Egyptian livestock and left Israel's animals unharmed.

**Interpretation.** Tradition sees it as a measure-for-measure plague, striking the animals Egypt used and worshipped.

### Meaning

A deadly disease of cattle and farm animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/murrain/#m1)

### Examples

- behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the herds, and upon the flocks; there shall be a very grievous murrain. (Torah EXO.9.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/murrain/#x1)

### Note

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

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

A deadly disease that kills cattle and other farm animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/M/murrain/#m1)

### Then and now

No longer used; today we say cattle plague or disease.

### Examples

- behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the herds, and upon the flocks; there shall be a very grievous murrain. (Torah EXO.9.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/M/murrain/#x1)
- Perchance thou hast watered them with foul water, so that their blood is stagnant, and their flesh inflamed?"--"The murrain take 'em if I know thy meaning!" cried the poor brother. (Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/M/murrain/#x2)

### Note

Today: cattle plague.

## On Mova

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