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# waster

noun

«waster» 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

Isaiah says God made the destroyer just as he made the smith, so even destroyers are under his power.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads this to mean that no enemy or weapon acts outside God's control, so Israel need not fear.

### Meaning

A person who wastes or destroys, such as a destroyer or ruiner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/waster/#m1)

### Examples

- Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the fire of coals, and bringeth forth a weapon for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy. (Prophets ISA.54.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/waster/#x1)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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