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# sick

«sick» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **ill, not healthy** — 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 (sick, sicker, sickest); noun (sick, informal UK = vomit)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Sick means ill, not healthy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sick/#m1)

2) To be sick (UK) or to feel sick can mean to throw up food from your stomach (to vomit). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sick/#m2)

3) Sick of something means bored or annoyed with it because there has been too much of it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sick/#m3)

4) In slang, «sick» can mean very cool or great. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sick/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In health lessons you learn signs of being sick: fever, cough, sore throat, feeling sick; and that germs spread, so you wash your hands and stay home when you are sick. In stories a sick character may stay in bed or go to a doctor. Phrases: feel sick, be sick, off sick, sick day, carsick, seasick, homesick, sick and tired.

### examples

- And it came to pass after these things, that one said to Joseph: 'Behold, thy father is sick.' And he took with him his two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. (Torah GEN.48.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sick/#x1)
- and of her that is sick with her impurity, and of them that have an issue, whether it be a man, or a woman; and of him that lieth with her that is unclean. (Torah LEV.15.33, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sick/#x2)
- In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. (Prophets 2KI.20.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sick/#x3)
- At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick. (Prophets 1KI.14.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sick/#x4)
- The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint; (Prophets ISA.1.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sick/#x5)
- I stayed home from school because I was sick. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sick/#x6)
- I feel sick after eating too many sweets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sick/#x7)
- The dog was sick on the carpet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sick/#x8)
- Wash your hands so you don't get sick. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sick/#x9)
- Some people get carsick on long trips. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sick/#x10)
- She was homesick at summer camp and missed her family. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sick/#x11)
- I'm sick of rain; I want to play outside! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sick/#x12)
- Look after a sick friend by bringing them a card. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sick/#x13)
- Sick and exhausted, he reached home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sick/#x14)

### note

In the UK «I was sick» often means «I vomited», while in the USA it usually means «I was ill». Compound words: carsick, seasick, airsick, homesick (missing home). Comparison: sicker, sickest. The noun for the state is «sickness». The slang meaning «great» is only for very informal talk.

### In the corpora

- [And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said: 'He is sick.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.562/)
- [And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bore unto David, and it was very sick.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.316/)
- [At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.520/)
- [In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.630/)
- [The whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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