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# strife

noun (no plural)

«strife» 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

Strife is angry fighting, quarrelling or struggle between people or groups. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strife/#m1)

### In the lessons

family quarrels and wars in stories; peace comes after strife; a cottage is named after a great quarrel

### Examples

- The two families lived in strife for years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strife/#x1)
- There was peace after the strife ended. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strife/#x2)
- Strife came to the village when the brothers fought. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strife/#x3)
- The king ended the strife between the tribes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strife/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

In Proverbs strife is a picture of what hatred and gossip stir up, and the casting of lots is said to put an end to it.

**Interpretation.** Abram ends the quarrel with Lot because they are family. Tradition praises him for putting peace before his own rights, and sees seeking peace as a core Jewish value. Proverbs teaches that love covers wrongs while hatred stirs strife, and the rabbis warn against gossip as a cause of quarrels.

### Examples

- How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife? (Torah DEU.1.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/strife/#x1)
- And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle. (Torah GEN.13.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/strife/#x2)
- And Abram said unto Lot: 'Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we are brethren. (Torah GEN.13.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/strife/#x3)
- Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love covereth all transgressions. (Writings PRO.10.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/strife/#x4)
- A froward man soweth strife; and a whisperer separateth familiar friends. (Writings PRO.16.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/strife/#x5)
- The lot causeth strife to cease, and parteth asunder the contentious. (Writings PRO.18.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/strife/#x6)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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