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# ravenous

adjective

«ravenous» 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

Very, very hungry, so hungry that you could eat a great deal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ravenous/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a hungry traveller or a hungry animal wanting food

### Examples

- After the long walk we were ravenous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ravenous/#x1)
- He was ravenous and ate two bowls of soup. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ravenous/#x2)
- The wolf was ravenous and looked for food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/ravenous/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

It means a beast that is fierce and greedy for prey.

**Interpretation.** Isaiah promises that in the future no fierce beast will be on the road of the redeemed. Tradition reads this as a time of peace and safety.

### Examples

- His trouble shall be ravenous, and calamity shall be ready for his fall. (Writings JOB.18.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ravenous/#x1)
- As a roaring lion, and a ravenous bear; so is a wicked ruler over a poor people. (Writings PRO.28.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ravenous/#x2)
- No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast go up thereon, they shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there; (Prophets ISA.35.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ravenous/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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