[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/monster.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / monster [← M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/M/) # monster «monster» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a big, scary, made-up creature in stories, films and games** — 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 (a monster, monsters); adjective-like (monster: a monster truck = very big) ### meaning for a pupil 1) A monster is a big, scary, made-up creature in stories, films and games. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/monster/#m1) 2) A monster can be a very cruel or wicked person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/monster/#m2) 3) A monster can mean something enormous, like a monster wave. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/monster/#m3) 4) Children sometimes call a naughty child a «little monster» as a joke. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/monster/#m4) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means the great sea creatures made on the fifth day. The Hebrew word is "taninim", big sea animals. In the psalms and Job, it can also be a sea beast that God defeats or that stands for chaos. Interpretation: Tradition says God made these huge creatures on the fifth day. Some teachers say they include the Leviathan. The psalms call even the sea-monsters to praise God, and read the shattering of their heads as God's power over the sea. In the primary lessons: In stories monsters create danger and fear, and heroes face them; many children's books (like «Where the Wild Things Are») use monsters to talk about feelings and fears. Real life: monsters under the bed are not real; if you are scared at night, tell an adult and use a night light. Phrases: «sea monster», «monster truck», «the Loch Ness Monster», «a little monster». ### examples - And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that creepeth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after its kind, and every winged fowl after its kind; and God saw that it was good. (Torah GEN.1.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/monster/#x1) - Praise the LORD from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps; (Writings PSA.148.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/monster/#x2) - Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, that Thou settest a watch over me? (Writings JOB.7.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/monster/#x3) - Thou didst break the sea in pieces by Thy strength; Thou didst shatter the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters. (Writings PSA.74.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/monster/#x4) - The monster in the story had three eyes and green fur. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/monster/#x5) - There are no monsters under your bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/monster/#x6) - A monster wave crashed over the harbour wall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/monster/#x7) - We dressed up as monsters for Halloween. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/monster/#x8) - My baby brother is a little monster at bath time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/monster/#x9) - Some people say there is a monster in Loch Ness, but nobody has ever proved it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/monster/#x10) - The giant pumpkin was a monster! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/monster/#x11) - The cruel king was a monster to his people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/monster/#x12) - The monster soon came in, saying: [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/monster/#x13) ### note Countable: «a monster, monsters». Adjective: «monstrous» (very big or very evil). Myth: famous monsters like Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster have never been proven real. Calling a real person a monster is very strong. ### In the corpora - [Thou didst break the sea in pieces by Thy strength; Thou didst shatter the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1266/) - [Praise the LORD from the earth, ye sea-monsters, and all deeps;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2674/) - [Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, that Thou settest a watch over me?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.162/) - [Behind-the-scenes videos show how effects are made, and that can help children feel less scared of film monsters.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/25-special-effects-and-stunts/16/) - [Sharks are not all the same monster from a film.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/310-sharks-by-kind-great-white-tiger-bull-and-hammerhead/0/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «monster» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/monster/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.