[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/cure.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / cure [← C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/C/) # cure «cure» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a medicine or treatment that makes an illness go away…** — 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 noun (a cure, cures); verb (cure, cures, cured, curing) ### meaning for a pupil 1) A cure is a medicine or treatment that makes an illness go away completely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cure/#m1) 2) To cure someone or an illness is to make them well again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cure/#m2) 3) To cure a problem is to solve it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cure/#m3) 4) To cure meat or fish is to keep it from going bad by salting, smoking or drying it, like bacon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cure/#m4) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means healing, often by God. Jeremiah promises healing, and says Egypt's medicines are no cure. Interpretation: God is called the healer of Israel. The tradition teaches that real healing comes from Him, and Jews say a prayer for healing to ask for it. In the primary lessons: In science and health lessons: some illnesses have a cure (many infections), others can only be treated or prevented, for example with vaccines; scientists research cures. In stories, heroes search for a magic cure. Phrases: a cure for, cure-all, prevention is better than cure. ### examples - Behold, I will bring it healing and cure, and I will cure them; and I will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth. (Prophets JER.33.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cure/#x1) - Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt; in vain dost thou use many medicines; there is no cure for thee. (Prophets JER.46.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cure/#x2) - And when Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his wound, Ephraim went to Assyria, and sent to King Contentious; but he is not able to heal you, neither shall he cure you of your wound. (Prophets HOS.5.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cure/#x3) - There is no cure for the common cold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cure/#x4) - Medicine cured her infection. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cure/#x5) - Scientists are looking for a cure for the disease. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cure/#x6) - Prevention is better than cure. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cure/#x7) - A good sleep is the best cure for tiredness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cure/#x8) - The wizard searched for a cure for the sleeping princess. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cure/#x9) - Bacon is cured meat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cure/#x10) - Fresh air cured my headache. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cure/#x11) ### note Use «a cure for» (not «a cure of»). Treatment helps you feel better; a cure makes the illness go away. Trap: antibiotics do not cure colds or flu, because those are caused by viruses. ### In the corpora - [Some illnesses in old age never go away; doctors call them chronic, and they can be controlled but not cured.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/23-when-grandma-and-grandad-need-more-help/1/) - [Some hopes are big and serious: cures for diseases, help learning in any language.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/24-future-hopes/2/) - [Pangolins are among the most smuggled mammals, killed for scales that are only keratin and cure nothing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/366-odd-looking-animals-shoebills-star-nosed-moles-saigas-pangolins-and-hagfish/14/) - [«Talking to Toad'll never cure him,» says the Rat.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/0/) - [So the Badger decides on force: the three of them will move into Toad Hall and stay until Toad is cured.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/46-willows-ch6-part2-not-sorry-and-locked-up/11/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «cure» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cure/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.