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# wantonness

«wantonness» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **wild, careless or cruel behaviour that has no restraint…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (no plural)

### meaning for a pupil

Wantonness is wild, careless or cruel behaviour that has no restraint, often greedy or unkind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wantonness/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means wild, shameful, cruel behaviour with no self-control. In Judges it is the awful crime at Gibeah. Interpretation: Tradition teaches that such sins bring terrible results, and it uses the story to show what happens without law and leaders. In the primary lessons: in stories a fault or sin, shown as wild, cruel and greedy behaviour

### examples

- And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed lewdness and wantonness in Israel. (Prophets JDG.20.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wantonness/#x1)
- Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall He have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one is ungodly and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaketh wantonness. (Prophets ISA.9.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wantonness/#x2)
- The wantonness of the thief shocked the village. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wantonness/#x3)
- Envy and wantonness filled the palace. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wantonness/#x4)
- The tale warns against wantonness and greed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wantonness/#x5)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

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