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# rottenness

«rottenness» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **The state of decaying or rotting, especially of wood or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun

### meaning for a pupil

The state of decaying or rotting, especially of wood or bones. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rottenness/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Bible rottenness in the bones means a deep, hidden sickness; Hosea says God is like rot to Judah, slowly wearing it away. Interpretation: The commentators say a shameful wife or envy eats away at a person from inside, as rot eats bone, showing how hidden faults harm us.

### examples

- Therefore am I unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness. (Prophets HOS.5.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rottenness/#x1)
- A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; but envy is the rottenness of the bones. (Writings PRO.14.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rottenness/#x2)
- A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband; but she that doeth shamefully is as rottenness in his bones. (Writings PRO.12.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rottenness/#x3)

### note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

### In the corpora

- [Therefore am I unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HOS.70/)
- [A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband; but she that doeth shamefully is as rottenness in his bones.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.325/)
- [A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; but envy is the rottenness of the bones.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.405/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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