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# hungry

«hungry» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **feeling that you need or want to eat** — 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 (hungry, hungrier, hungriest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Hungry means feeling that you need or want to eat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hungry/#m1)

2) Hungry can mean wanting something very much: «hungry for success». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hungry/#m2)

3) Hungry can describe people who do not have enough food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hungry/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The Torah and Psalms stress feeding the hungry as God's own way. Tradition treats giving food to the hungry as a basic duty of charity. In the primary lessons: In health lessons, hunger is your body's signal that it needs energy from food; eating regular, healthy meals keeps you from being too hungry. In stories, «as hungry as a wolf» or «starving» shows great hunger. Phrases: «go hungry» (not have food), «hungry for» (eager for), «feel hungry».

### examples

- Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. (Writings PSA.107.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hungry/#x1)
- Who executeth justice for the oppressed; who giveth bread to the hungry. (Writings PSA.146.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hungry/#x2)
- So that they go about naked without clothing, and being hungry they carry the sheaves; (Writings JOB.24.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hungry/#x3)
- I am hungry — what's for dinner? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hungry/#x4)
- The hungry cat meowed at its bowl. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hungry/#x5)
- After swimming we are always hungry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hungry/#x6)
- Eat breakfast so you are not hungry in class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hungry/#x7)
- Many people in the world go hungry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hungry/#x8)
- The team was hungry for a win. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hungry/#x9)
- The very hungry caterpillar ate through the leaves. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hungry/#x10)
- Are you hungry or just bored? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hungry/#x11)
- ‘I am so hungry,’ said Lisa. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hungry/#x12)

### note

Comparison: hungrier, hungriest (y changes to i). The noun is «hunger». «Starving» is a very strong word for hungry. Do not confuse «hungry» with «angry», though «hangry» is a joking word for angry because hungry. «Thirsty» means needing drink, not food.

### In the corpora

- [If I were hungry, I would not tell thee; for the world is Mine, and the fulness thereof.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.829/)
- [Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1959/)
- [For He hath satisfied the longing soul, and the hungry soul He hath filled with good.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1963/)
- [And there He maketh the hungry to dwell, and they establish a city of habitation;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1990/)
- [Who executeth justice for the oppressed; who giveth bread to the hungry.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2643/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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