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# patient

«patient» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Able to wait calmly without getting cross or upset** — 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 (patient, more patient, most patient); noun (a patient, patients)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Able to wait calmly without getting cross or upset. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/patient/#m1)

2) Able to keep trying or keep explaining without giving up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/patient/#m2)

3) As a noun, a person who is being looked after by a doctor, nurse or dentist. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/patient/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Willing to wait and endure hard times. In Job and Ecclesiastes it means calm of spirit, as opposed to pride. Interpretation: Jewish thought values patience and trust in God. Job's patience is debated, since he does complain. In the primary lessons: In everyday life we are asked to be patient when waiting in line, for a turn, or while something cooks. In health and safety lessons, a patient is someone in a hospital, clinic or at the dentist. In stories, a patient character stays calm while others rush. Phrases: be patient, patient with someone, a hospital patient, a patient teacher.

### examples

- What is my strength, that I should wait? and what is mine end, that I should be patient? (Writings JOB.6.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/patient/#x1)
- Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. (Writings ECC.7.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/patient/#x2)
- Please be patient and wait your turn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/patient/#x3)
- My grandad is very patient when he teaches me chess. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/patient/#x4)
- The dentist had three patients before lunch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/patient/#x5)
- A patient fisherman can sit for hours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/patient/#x6)
- She was patient with her little brother. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/patient/#x7)
- The nurse took the patient's temperature. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/patient/#x8)
- Plants grow slowly, so a gardener must be patient. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/patient/#x9)
- "Be patient, and we shall see. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/patient/#x10)

### note

As an adjective: patient, more patient, most patient; the opposite is "impatient". The noun "patience" means being able to wait calmly. As a noun "patient" is countable: one patient, two patients. Do not confuse "patients" (people seeing a doctor) with "patience" (calm waiting); they sound the same. "Patient with" a person: "Be patient with her."

### In the corpora

- [What is my strength, that I should wait? and what is mine end, that I should be patient?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.128/)
- [Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.130/)
- [Doctors have more patients than time, so getting an appointment can mean ringing early or waiting weeks.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/1/)
- [Non-urgent appointments can be weeks away because doctors have more patients than time; urgent problems are seen sooner.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/10/)
- [Hospitals limit visiting hours and the number of visitors so patients can rest and doctors and nurses can work.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/21-hospitals-operations-and-serious-illness/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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