--- title: L — The Judaism dictionary with trees and pragmatics description: The 236 words of the Judaism dictionary under L, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/) / L # L — The Judaism dictionary The words of the Judaism dictionary under L: 236 words, every meaning and example parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/Z/) **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/page/3/) - [la](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/la/) — The sixth note in the do-re-mi singing scale (do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do), also written "lah". — 15 sentences - [labial](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/labial/) — Having to do with the lips, said of sounds made with the lips. — 5 sentences - [labor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/labor/) — Noun: hard work, especially physical work. — 11 sentences - [labour](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/labour/) — Labour is hard work, especially work with your body. — 27 sentences - [lack](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lack/) — To lack means not to have something, or not to have enough of it. — 24 sentences - [lacking](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lacking/) — Lacking means not having something you need, or not having enough of it. — 19 sentences - [lad](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lad/) — A lad is a boy or young man. — 26 sentences - [ladanum](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/ladanum/) — A sticky, sweet-smelling resin from a plant, used for perfume and medicine. — 3 sentences - [ladder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/ladder/) — A ladder is a piece of equipment for climbing up and down, with two long side pieces joined by steps called rungs. — 16 sentences - [lade](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lade/) — An old word meaning to load a beast or a ship with goods. — 4 sentences - [laden](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/laden/) — Carrying a heavy load; full of something. — 17 sentences - [laid](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/laid/) — Laid is the past of lay: to put something down carefully, often flat. — 28 sentences - [lair](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lair/) — A lair is the den or hiding place of a wild animal. — 9 sentences - [lamb](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lamb/) — A lamb is a young sheep. — 24 sentences - [lambert](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lambert/) — A person's surname. Here it is the name of a scholar who is cited as a source. — 4 sentences - [lame](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lame/) — Unable to walk normally because of a hurt leg or foot (used mostly about animals, especially horses). — 19 sentences - [lameness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lameness/) — Lameness is the state of being unable to walk well because a leg or foot is hurt. — 6 sentences - [lament](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lament/) — To lament is to show or say strongly that you are very sad or sorry about something, often someone's death. — 15 sentences - [lamentation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lamentation/) — Loud crying and sad words because of grief or loss. — 13 sentences - [lamp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lamp/) — A lamp is a thing that gives light, often standing on a table, a desk or along a street. — 22 sentences - [lance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lance/) — A lance is a long spear with a pointed tip, carried by knights on horseback in battles and jousts. — 13 sentences - [land](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/land/) — Land is the ground, the part of the Earth that is not water. — 27 sentences - [landmark](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/landmark/) — A landmark is a building or place that is easy to see and recognise, which helps you know where you are. — 21 sentences - [language](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/language/) — A language is the words that people use to speak and write, like English, French or Spanish. — 26 sentences - [languish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/languish/) — To grow weak, tired or miserable, as when a person or land suffers for a long time. — 11 sentences - [lap](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lap/) — A lap is one time around a track, field or pool. — 19 sentences - [lapp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lapp/) — Lapp is an old name for the Sámi, the Indigenous people of the far north of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. Many Sámi find the word «L… — 12 sentences - [lapse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lapse/) — A small mistake or failure, often caused by not paying attention: a lapse of memory. — 16 sentences - [larch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/larch/) — A larch is a tall cone-bearing tree with soft needles that turn yellow and fall off in autumn. — 13 sentences - [large](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/large/) — Large means big in size: a large house. — 27 sentences - [largeness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/largeness/) — Being large or great in size. — 3 sentences - [last](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/last/) — Last means coming at the end, after all the others. — 36 sentences - [lastly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lastly/) — Lastly means at the end, after everything else; it introduces the last thing in a list. — 9 sentences - [latchet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/latchet/) — An old word for a strap or lace that fastens a shoe or sandal. — 3 sentences - [late](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/late/) — Late means after the right, usual or planned time: «You are late for school». — 23 sentences - [latent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/latent/) — Hidden or present but not yet showing or active. — 3 sentences - [later](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/later/) — Later means after some time, not now: «I will do it later.». — 19 sentences - [latest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/latest/) — Latest means the newest or most recent (the latest news, the latest game). — 14 sentences - [latin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/latin/) — The language of the ancient Romans; it is no longer anyone's first language but is still studied and used in science and law. — 16 sentences - [latter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/latter/) — The latter means the second of two things or people just mentioned. — 24 sentences - [lattice](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lattice/) — A lattice is a framework of thin strips crossed over each other like a net, often used for a window or gate. — 9 sentences - [laud](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/laud/) — To praise someone or something highly. — 5 sentences - [laugh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/laugh/) — To make sounds with your voice that show you think something is funny or you are happy. — 24 sentences - [laughing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/laughing/) — Laughing means making happy sounds with your voice and face when something is funny. — 17 sentences - [laughter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/laughter/) — Laughter is the sound or act of laughing. — 16 sentences - [lav](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lav/) — A Hebrew-letter name in a transliteration, probably a form of "vav", the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. — 2 sentences - [laver](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/laver/) — A large bronze basin for washing, used by the priests in the Tabernacle. — 10 sentences - [lavish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lavish/) — Lavish means given in very large amounts, generous and more than enough: a lavish meal. — 9 sentences - [law](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/law/) — A law is a rule made by a government that everyone in a country or place must follow. — 25 sentences - [lawful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lawful/) — Lawful means allowed by the law, legal. — 14 sentences - [lawgiver](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lawgiver/) — A lawgiver is a person who makes the laws for a people or country, such as a wise leader long ago. — 6 sentences - [lay](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lay/) — To lay is to put something down carefully, often flat: «lay the baby in the cot». — 27 sentences - [layer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/layer/) — A layer is one flat level of something lying on top of or under another, like a layer of a cake. — 20 sentences - [laying](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/laying/) — Laying means putting something down, usually flat or carefully, like laying a book on a table. — 21 sentences - [le](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/le/) — «Le» means «the» in French, used before a masculine word: «le chat» is «the cat». — 15 sentences - [lead](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lead/) — To lead (leed) is to go in front and show the way, or to be in charge of a group. — 27 sentences - [leaders](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/leaders/) — People who lead or are in charge of a group, a team, a country or an organisation. — 20 sentences - [leaf](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/leaf/) — A leaf is one of the flat, usually green parts that grow on a plant or tree. — 25 sentences - [leafy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/leafy/) — Having lots of leaves: «a leafy tree». — 17 sentences - [league](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/league/) — A group of sports teams or clubs that play matches against each other to see who is best. — 17 sentences - [lean](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lean/) — To lean is to bend your body towards something or away from straight: «Lean forward». — 25 sentences - [leap](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/leap/) — To leap means to jump high or far. — 24 sentences - [learn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/learn/) — To learn is to come to know something new, or to get a new skill: learn to swim. — 23 sentences - [least](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/least/) — Least means the smallest amount. The one with the least has less than all the others. — 26 sentences - [leather](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/leather/) — Leather is a strong material made from the skin of animals such as cows, treated so it does not rot, used for shoes, bags, belts, jackets… — 10 sentences - [leave](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/leave/) — To leave is to go away from a place: leave the room. — 41 sentences - [leaven](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/leaven/) — A substance, such as old fermented dough or yeast, that is added to dough to make it rise and become light and puffy. — 7 sentences - [leavened](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/leavened/) — Made with leaven, so that the dough has risen; the opposite of unleavened. — 11 sentences - [leaving](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/leaving/) — Leavings are things left over, such as scraps of food left on a plate. — 6 sentences - [lecture](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lecture/) — A talk given to a group of people, especially students at a university, to teach them about a subject. — 18 sentences - [led](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/led/) — Showed the way by going in front (she led us to the park). — 26 sentences - [ledge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/ledge/) — A ledge is a narrow, flat shelf sticking out from a wall, cliff or window. — 13 sentences - [lee](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lee/) — The lee is the side of something that is sheltered from the wind, like the lee of a wall or a hill. — 11 sentences - [leek](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/leek/) — A long vegetable with a white stem and green leaves that tastes like a mild onion. — 10 sentences - [left](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/left/) — Left means still there after some has gone or been used: «Two cakes are left». — 32 sentences - [leg](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/leg/) — A leg is a part of the body that people and animals stand and walk on. — 25 sentences - [legal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/legal/) — Allowed by the law of a country or place. — 15 sentences - [legend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/legend/) — A legend is an old, famous story from the past that may be partly true but cannot be proved, like the stories of King Arthur or Robin Hood. — 13 sentences - [legendary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/legendary/) — Legendary means from a legend, an old story that may or may not be true («the legendary King Arthur»). — 12 sentences - [lei](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lei/) — A lei is a Hawaiian garland or necklace made of flowers, leaves, shells or feathers, given as a sign of welcome, love or celebration. — 11 sentences - [lend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lend/) — To lend is to give something to someone for a while, and they give it back later. — 23 sentences - [lender](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lender/) — A person or organisation that lends something, especially money, which must be paid back. — 12 sentences - [length](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/length/) — Length is how long something is from one end to the other. — 26 sentences - [lengthen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lengthen/) — To lengthen something means to make it longer: «lengthen a skirt», «lengthen a sentence». — 14 sentences - [lengthening](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lengthening/) — Lengthening is making something longer, or becoming longer. — 12 sentences - [lent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lent/) — Past of «lend»: gave something to someone for a short time, expecting to get it back (I lent him my pen). — 21 sentences - [lentil](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lentil/) — A lentil is a small round flat seed, brown, green, red or yellow, that grows in pods and is cooked and eaten, often in soups and stews. — 15 sentences - [leo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/leo/) — A group of stars, a constellation, said to look like a lion. — 16 sentences - [leopard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/leopard/) — A leopard is a big wild cat with yellow fur covered in dark spots called rosettes; it lives in Africa and parts of Asia. — 16 sentences - [leper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/leper/) — A person who has leprosy, an illness of the skin and nerves. — 22 sentences - [leprosy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/leprosy/) — An illness caused by germs (bacteria) that harms the skin and nerves, so people can lose feeling in their hands and feet. — 20 sentences - [leprous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/leprous/) — Having leprosy, or the skin disease described in the Torah. — 10 sentences - [less](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/less/) — Less means a smaller amount: less sugar. — 27 sentences - [lesser](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lesser/) — Lesser means smaller in amount or size: the lesser of two numbers. — 17 sentences - [lesson](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lesson/) — A lesson is a time when you are taught something: a maths lesson. — 13 sentences - [let](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/let/) — To allow someone to do something. — 27 sentences - [letter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/letter/) — A letter is one of the signs we use to write words, like A, b or Z. — 24 sentences - [letting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/letting/) — Letting means allowing someone to do something. — 13 sentences - [lev](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lev/) — The money of Bulgaria; one lev is divided into 100 stotinki. Plural: leva. — 13 sentences - [level](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/level/) — A level is a height or amount: the water level, the noise level. — 27 sentences **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/page/3/) - ← previous: [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/) - next →: [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/) - ↑ back to [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/)