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# envy

«envy» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the unhappy feeling of wanting something that someone…** — 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 (envy, uncountable); verb (envy, envies, envied, envying)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Envy is the unhappy feeling of wanting something that someone else has, like their toys, skills or luck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/envy/#m1)

2) To envy someone is to wish you had what they have. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/envy/#m2)

3) Someone or something that is «the envy of» others is admired and wanted by them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/envy/#m3)

4) (church) Envy is one of the seven deadly sins in Christian teaching. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/envy/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Wisdom books call envy harmful. Proverbs says it is the rottenness of the bones, and tradition counts it as a sin, since the Tenth Commandment forbids coveting. In the primary lessons: In ethics and stories, envy is a feeling that can make people unkind or jealous; fairy tales like Snow White show its harm. In everyday talk «I envy you» can also be friendly: «I envy your holiday!». Phrases: «green with envy», «the envy of the class», «full of envy», «I don't envy you» (I would not like to be in your place).

### examples

- For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. (Writings JOB.5.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/envy/#x1)
- Envy thou not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways. (Writings PRO.3.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/envy/#x2)
- A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; but envy is the rottenness of the bones. (Writings PRO.14.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/envy/#x3)
- She felt envy when her friend got a new bike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/envy/#x4)
- I envy you; you get to go to the beach! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/envy/#x5)
- The queen was green with envy of Snow White's beauty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/envy/#x6)
- Our new playground is the envy of other schools. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/envy/#x7)
- I don't envy him; he has three tests tomorrow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/envy/#x8)
- Christians list envy among the seven deadly sins. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/envy/#x9)
- He tried to turn his envy into hard work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/envy/#x10)
- Ducks have strong passions, whether they feel envy or pity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/envy/#x11)

### note

Noun (uncountable) and verb; past «envied». Adjective: envious. Envy vs jealousy: envy is wanting what another has; jealousy is often fear of losing what you have (but people often mix them). «Green with envy» is an idiom; nobody turns green.

### In the corpora

- [And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household; and the Philistines envied him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.747/)
- [And his brethren envied him; but his father kept the saying in mind.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1187/)
- [Envy thou not the man of violence, and choose none of his ways.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.86/)
- [A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; but envy is the rottenness of the bones.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.405/)
- [Let not thy heart envy sinners, but be in the fear of the LORD all the day;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.665/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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