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# needy

«needy» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **poor and do not have enough money, food or things they need** — 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 (needy, needier, neediest); noun (the needy)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Needy people are poor and do not have enough money, food or things they need. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/needy/#m1)

2) The needy means poor people as a group. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/needy/#m2)

3) (informal) A needy person wants a lot of attention, help or comfort from others. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/needy/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah the needy are poor people who are protected by special laws. Interpretation: The Torah commands Israel to open the hand to the needy brother. Tradition made charity (tzedakah) a duty and not just a kindness, and also forbade delaying the wages of a poor worker. In the primary lessons: In ethics, church life and charity: help the needy, give to needy families, food banks. In everyday talk: «My puppy is so needy — he follows me everywhere.»

### examples

- For the poor shall never cease out of the land; therefore I command thee, saying: 'Thou shalt surely open thy hand unto thy poor and needy brother, in thy land.' (Torah DEU.15.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/needy/#x1)
- Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates. (Torah DEU.24.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/needy/#x2)
- Howbeit there shall be no needy among you — for the LORD will surely bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it — (Torah DEU.15.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/needy/#x3)
- For the LORD hearkeneth unto the needy, and despiseth not His prisoners. (Writings PSA.69.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/needy/#x4)
- For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. (Writings PSA.109.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/needy/#x5)
- He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. (Prophets JER.22.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/needy/#x6)
- Our school collected food for needy families. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/needy/#x7)
- The church gives warm meals to the needy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/needy/#x8)
- Christians believe they should care for the needy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/needy/#x9)
- Children in needy areas may have no books at home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/needy/#x10)
- My little brother is very needy when he is tired. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/needy/#x11)
- The charity helps needy children all over the world. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/needy/#x12)

### note

«The needy» takes a plural verb: the needy are helped. Be respectful: many people prefer «people in need». The informal «needy» (clingy) can sound unkind about a person.

### In the corpora

- [The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.528/)
- [The humble also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the neediest among men shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.612/)
- [He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.598/)
- [Hear this, O ye that would swallow the needy, and destroy the poor of the land,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/AMO.130/)
- [For the needy shall not alway be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish for ever.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.114/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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