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# mortal

«mortal» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Certain to die one day; not living forever** — 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

adjective (mortal); noun (a mortal, mortals)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (adjective) Certain to die one day; not living forever. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mortal/#m1)

2) (adjective) Causing death (a mortal wound). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mortal/#m2)

3) (noun) A human being, especially in stories about gods. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mortal/#m3)

4) (adjective) Very great or extreme (mortal danger, mortal fear). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mortal/#m4)

5) (Irish slang) Very drunk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mortal/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: In the text it refers to human beings, who die. The letter is linked with Satan, the accuser who speaks against people before God. Job asks whether mortal man can be just before God, showing how small people are next to Him. In the primary lessons: In myths and legends: gods are immortal, humans are mortal. In stories: mortal enemies (enemies who hate each other forever), mortal danger. In science: all living things are mortal. Phrases: mortal enemy, mere mortals, mortal danger.

### examples

- The angel which the cipher n symbolizes, is apparently Satan ]r:z', who appears before God to prosecute all mortal beings as he prosecuted (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mortal/#x1)
- 'Shall mortal man be just before God? (Writings JOB.4.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mortal/#x2)
- All living things are mortal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mortal/#x3)
- In Greek myths, gods live forever but mortals do not. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mortal/#x4)
- The knight received a mortal wound. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mortal/#x5)
- The two kings were mortal enemies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mortal/#x6)
- The climbers were in mortal danger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mortal/#x7)
- Only gods could lift the hammer, not mere mortals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mortal/#x8)
- He was mortal last night after the party (Irish slang). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mortal/#x9)
- You know that Saouy is my mortal enemy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mortal/#x10)

### note

Opposite: immortal (never dies). Noun: mortality (the fact of dying; also the death rate). "Mere mortals" is often jokey, meaning ordinary people.

### In the corpora

- ['Shall mortal man be just before God?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.83/)
- ["Shuffled off this mortal coil" means died; it comes from Shakespeare's Hamlet and is used jokingly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/1-death-polite-and-joking/15/)
- [Theo's big brother Callum has Mortal Kombat, a fighting game with a big «18» on the box.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/401-fighting-games-at-a-friends/0/)
- [Two nights after Mortal Kombat at Theo's, Leo woke at 3 a.m. absolutely certain a skeleton was under his bed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/402-nightmares-and-scary-pictures/0/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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