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# despise

«despise» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to hate it or look down on it as worthless or wrong** — 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

verb (despises, despised, despising)

### meaning for a pupil

To despise someone or something is to hate it or look down on it as worthless or wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/despise/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means treating God as of no value. It is said of people who do not trust God even after the signs. Interpretation: Tradition reads this as a serious sin, a lack of faith. It is part of the story of the spies and the forty years in the wilderness. In the primary lessons: in tales, a wicked character despises the good and kind, and a hero may despise cruelty.

### examples

- And the LORD said unto Moses: 'How long will this people despise Me? and how long will they not believe in Me, for all the signs which I have wrought among them? (Torah NUM.14.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/despise/#x1)
- I am innocent — I regard not myself, I despise my life. (Writings JOB.9.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/despise/#x2)
- My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD, neither spurn thou His correction; (Writings PRO.3.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/despise/#x3)
- In vain dost thou make thyself fair; thy lovers despise thee, they seek thy life. (Prophets JER.4.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/despise/#x4)
- I despise cheating. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/despise/#x5)
- The proud queen despised the poor farmer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/despise/#x6)
- "I despise you," the giant roared. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/despise/#x7)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [So Esau despised his birthright.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.732/)
- [surely they shall not see the land which I swore unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that despised Me see it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.545/)
- [Wherefore hast thou despised the word of the LORD, to do that which is evil in My sight?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.308/)
- [In vain dost thou make thyself fair; thy lovers despise thee, they seek thy life.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.133/)
- [Is this man Coniah a despised, broken image?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.611/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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