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# dainty

«dainty» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Small, neat, pretty and delicate: dainty feet, a dainty…** — 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 (daintier, daintiest); noun (dainties)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Small, neat, pretty and delicate: dainty feet, a dainty silver crown. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dainty/#m1)

2) (of food) small and tasty, a little bite; a «dainty» is a small tasty treat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dainty/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "Royal dainties" are rich foods fit for a king, which Jacob's blessing promises to Asher. Interpretation: Tradition reads this as the richness of Asher's land, famous for olive oil, which is fat and fine. In the primary lessons: a small, pretty thing, or a small tasty bite of food

### examples

- As for Asher, his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties. (Torah GEN.49.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dainty/#x1)
- Be not desirous of his dainties; seeing they are deceitful food. (Writings PRO.23.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dainty/#x2)
- 'Stay ye me with dainties, refresh me with apples; for I am love-sick.' (Writings SNG.2.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dainty/#x3)
- So that his life maketh him to abhor bread, and his soul dainty food. (Writings JOB.33.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dainty/#x4)
- Here is a dainty bite for my breakfast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dainty/#x5)
- She had dainty hands and tiny feet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dainty/#x6)
- The fairy wore a dainty silver crown. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dainty/#x7)
- Mum served little dainties on a plate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dainty/#x8)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [As for Asher, his bread shall be fat, and he shall yield royal dainties.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1619/)
- [The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.512/)
- [Be not desirous of his dainties; seeing they are deceitful food.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.651/)
- [Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainties;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.654/)
- [The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.771/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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