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# childless

«childless» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **having no children** — 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

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

Childless means having no children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/childless/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah, being childless was a great sorrow, as in Abram's complaint to God. In Leviticus it is also a punishment for forbidden marriages. Interpretation: Abraham and Sarah, Rachel and Hannah are the well-known childless parents in the tradition. Their prayers and later children show that God answers those who wait. In the primary lessons: in tales, an old couple with no child who longs for one.

### examples

- And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless. (Torah LEV.20.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/childless/#x1)
- And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife — he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness — they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. (Torah LEV.20.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/childless/#x2)
- And Abram said: 'O Lord GOD, what wilt Thou give me, seeing I go hence childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?' (Torah GEN.15.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/childless/#x3)
- And Samuel said: As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. (Prophets 1SA.15.33, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/childless/#x4)
- Thus saith the LORD: Write ye this man childless, a man that shall not prosper in his days; for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah. (Prophets JER.22.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/childless/#x5)
- The childless queen wished for a baby. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/childless/#x6)
- Many childless couples adopt a child. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/childless/#x7)
- The old people were sad because they were childless. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/childless/#x8)

### note

nothing for maths.

### In the corpora

- [And Samuel said: As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.418/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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