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# contentious

«contentious» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **fond of quarreling or arguing** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

fond of quarreling or arguing [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/contentious/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Describes a quarrelsome person, especially a woman, in Proverbs, whose constant arguing makes a home miserable. Interpretation: Tradition reads these sayings as teaching the value of peace in the home.

### examples

- The lot causeth strife to cease, and parteth asunder the contentious. (Writings PRO.18.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/contentious/#x1)
- A continual dropping in a very rainy day and a contentious woman are alike; (Writings PRO.27.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/contentious/#x2)
- It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman. (Writings PRO.21.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/contentious/#x3)

### note

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

### In the corpora

- [The lot causeth strife to cease, and parteth asunder the contentious.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.522/)
- [It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than in a house in common with a contentious woman.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.597/)
- [It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.607/)
- [It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than in a house in common with a contentious woman.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.745/)
- [As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.770/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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