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# foolishly

«foolishly» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **In a silly or unwise way, without thinking about what…** — 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

adverb (foolish is the adjective; more foolishly)

### meaning for a pupil

In a silly or unwise way, without thinking about what might go wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolishly/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means a foolish act that is also a wrong done. Interpretation: Laban and Aaron both use it. Aaron says it about the sin of speaking against Moses, and tradition reads it as admitting a mistake. In the primary lessons: in tales a character acts without sense and then suffers for it, such as spending everything at once.

### examples

- and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now hast thou done foolishly. (Torah GEN.31.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolishly/#x1)
- And Aaron said unto Moses: 'Oh my lord, lay not, I pray thee, sin upon us, for that we have done foolishly, and for that we have sinned. (Torah NUM.12.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolishly/#x2)
- Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.' (Writings 2CH.16.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolishly/#x3)
- He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly; and a man of wicked devices is hated. (Writings PRO.14.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolishly/#x4)
- If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast planned devices, lay thy hand upon thy mouth. (Writings PRO.30.32, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolishly/#x5)
- She foolishly ran across the road without looking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolishly/#x6)
- He foolishly spent all his pocket money on sweets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolishly/#x7)
- Do not foolishly ask for things you cannot manage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolishly/#x8)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now hast thou done foolishly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.965/)
- [He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly; and a man of wicked devices is hated.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.391/)
- [If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast planned devices, lay thy hand upon thy mouth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.896/)
- [Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/2CH.342/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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