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# rottenness

noun

«rottenness» 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 the Bible rottenness in the bones means a deep, hidden sickness; Hosea says God is like rot to Judah, slowly wearing it away.

**Interpretation.** The commentators say a shameful wife or envy eats away at a person from inside, as rot eats bone, showing how hidden faults harm us.

### Meaning

The state of decaying or rotting, especially of wood or bones. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rottenness/#m1)

### Examples

- Therefore am I unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness. (Prophets HOS.5.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rottenness/#x1)
- A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; but envy is the rottenness of the bones. (Writings PRO.14.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rottenness/#x2)
- A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband; but she that doeth shamefully is as rottenness in his bones. (Writings PRO.12.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rottenness/#x3)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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