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# bemoan

«bemoan» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to complain sadly about it, or to cry and grieve over it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (bemoans, bemoaned, bemoaning); formal or old use

### meaning for a pupil

To bemoan something is to complain sadly about it, or to cry and grieve over it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bemoan/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To bemoan the dead is to mourn them aloud, as was the custom in ancient Israel. Interpretation: Jeremiah says not to mourn the dead king but the one taken into exile, since exile was seen as the greater loss. In the primary lessons: in stories, sad characters cry and wail over their bad luck or their loss; a grander word than «moan»

### examples

- These two things are befallen thee; who shall bemoan thee? desolation and destruction, and the famine and the sword; how shall I comfort thee? (Prophets ISA.51.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bemoan/#x1)
- Bemoan him, all ye that are round about him, and all ye that know his name; say: 'How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod!' (Prophets JER.48.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bemoan/#x2)
- Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him; but weep sore for him that goeth away, for he shall return no more, nor see his native country. (Prophets JER.22.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bemoan/#x3)
- The birds of the air came and bemoaned Snow-White. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bemoan/#x4)
- The poor woman bemoaned her lost home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bemoan/#x5)
- They sat and bemoaned their fate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bemoan/#x6)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [Or who shall bemoan thee?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.437/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «bemoan» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bemoan/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.