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# strife

«strife» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **angry fighting, quarrelling or struggle between people or…** — 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

noun (no plural)

### meaning for a pupil

Strife is angry fighting, quarrelling or struggle between people or groups. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/strife/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Proverbs strife is a picture of what hatred and gossip stir up, and the casting of lots is said to put an end to it. Interpretation: Abram ends the quarrel with Lot because they are family. Tradition praises him for putting peace before his own rights, and sees seeking peace as a core Jewish value. Proverbs teaches that love covers wrongs while hatred stirs strife, and the rabbis warn against gossip as a cause of quarrels. In the primary lessons: family quarrels and wars in stories; peace comes after strife; a cottage is named after a great quarrel

### examples

- How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife? (Torah DEU.1.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/strife/#x1)
- And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle. (Torah GEN.13.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/strife/#x2)
- And Abram said unto Lot: 'Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we are brethren. (Torah GEN.13.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/strife/#x3)
- Hatred stirreth up strifes; but love covereth all transgressions. (Writings PRO.10.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/strife/#x4)
- A froward man soweth strife; and a whisperer separateth familiar friends. (Writings PRO.16.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/strife/#x5)
- The lot causeth strife to cease, and parteth asunder the contentious. (Writings PRO.18.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/strife/#x6)
- The two families lived in strife for years. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/strife/#x7)
- There was peace after the strife ended. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/strife/#x8)
- Strife came to the village when the brothers fought. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/strife/#x9)
- The king ended the strife between the tribes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/strife/#x10)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.340/)
- [How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.11/)
- [And why are spoiling and violence before me? so that there is strife, and contention ariseth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HAB.4/)
- [Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongue; for I have seen violence and strife in the city.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.901/)
- [Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours; and our enemies mock as they please.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1422/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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