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# wort

noun

«wort» 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

Interpretation: In Job it names a bitter, poor plant eaten by outcasts in hunger. The picture shows how low Job's suffering has brought him.

### Meaning

An old word for a plant or herb, used in the name of a plant such as saltwort. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wort/#m1)

### Examples

- They pluck salt-wort with wormwood; and the roots of the broom are their food. (Writings JOB.30.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wort/#x1)

### Note

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

## On Mova

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