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# fierce

«fierce» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Angry, wild and likely to attack: «a fierce dog»** — 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 (fierce, fiercer, fiercest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Angry, wild and likely to attack: «a fierce dog». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fierce/#m1)

2) Very strong or powerful: «a fierce storm», «fierce heat». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fierce/#m2)

3) Full of strong feeling or effort: «fierce competition». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fierce/#m3)

4) (slang) Bold and confident in a cool way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fierce/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It describes anger or wrath, as in God's "fierce wrath" or a nation of "fierce countenance." Interpretation: Moses asks God to turn from fierce wrath, and tradition sees his prayer as a model of speaking up for others. Jacob rebukes the fierce anger of Simeon and Levi, teaching that anger should be controlled. In the primary lessons: In stories, fierce animals and monsters scare the characters. In science and geography: fierce winds, fierce fires. In sports: «fierce rivals», «fierce match». Young people sometimes say «You look fierce!» meaning confident and stylish.

### examples

- Turn from Thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against Thy people. (Torah EXO.32.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fierce/#x1)
- a nation of fierce countenance, that shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favour to the young. (Torah DEU.28.50, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fierce/#x2)
- Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, and their wrath, for it was cruel; I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel. (Torah GEN.49.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fierce/#x3)
- Thy fierce wrath is gone over me; Thy terrors have cut me off. (Writings PSA.88.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fierce/#x4)
- And the peaceable folds are brought to silence because of the fierce anger of the LORD. (Prophets JER.25.37, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fierce/#x5)
- None is so fierce that dare stir him up; who then is able to stand before Me? (Writings JOB.41.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fierce/#x6)
- The fierce dog barked at the gate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fierce/#x7)
- A fierce storm blew down the tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fierce/#x8)
- The two teams are fierce rivals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fierce/#x9)
- The tiger gave a fierce roar. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fierce/#x10)
- There was fierce competition for the prize. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fierce/#x11)
- The fire was fierce and spread fast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fierce/#x12)
- (slang) Love your new outfit — you look fierce! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fierce/#x13)
- They had long legs and fierce eyes and sharp teeth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fierce/#x14)

### note

Spelling: «i before e» — fierce. Adverb: fiercely. Noun: fierceness. The slang sense is praise, not an insult.

### In the corpora

- [Turn from Thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against Thy people.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.957/)
- [a nation of fierce countenance, that shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favour to the young.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.787/)
- [For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and wail; for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.105/)
- [And the peaceable folds are brought to silence because of the fierce anger of the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.710/)
- [My people, go ye out of the midst of her, and save yourselves every man from the fierce anger of the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.1423/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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