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# drunkard

«drunkard» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a person who drinks too much alcohol again and again, so…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (drunkard, drunkards)

### meaning for a pupil

A drunkard is a person who drinks too much alcohol again and again, so that they are often drunk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drunkard/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah a drunkard is part of the description of the stubborn and rebellious son. Interpretation: The rabbis limited this law so tightly that they said it never really happened, and it is taught to show the seriousness of self-control. In the primary lessons: in tales, a drunkard is a foolish character who wastes his money and time, often as a warning

### examples

- and they shall say unto the elders of his city: 'This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he doth not hearken to our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard.' (Torah DEU.21.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drunkard/#x1)
- The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under foot; (Prophets ISA.28.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drunkard/#x2)
- They that sit in the gate talk of me; and I am the song of the drunkards. (Writings PSA.69.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drunkard/#x3)
- For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. (Writings PRO.23.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drunkard/#x4)
- The drunkard staggered home late at night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drunkard/#x5)
- Don't become a drunkard, I beg you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drunkard/#x6)
- The old drunkard lost his farm and his family. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drunkard/#x7)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [The crown of pride of the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under foot;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.561/)
- [They that sit in the gate talk of me; and I am the song of the drunkards.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1140/)
- [For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.669/)
- [As a thorn that cometh into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.758/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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