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# wayward

«wayward» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **difficult to control, stubborn, or doing as one likes…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (more wayward, most wayward)

### meaning for a pupil

Wayward means difficult to control, stubborn, or doing as one likes rather than as one should. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wayward/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here it means unsteady and not loyal, as Judah is toward God. Interpretation: Hosea's words are read as a rebuke that still leaves a door open, since God is called faithful. In the primary lessons: a child who will not do as told, or a character who wanders from the right path; often in old tales

### examples

- Ephraim compasseth Me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit; and Judah is yet wayward towards God, and towards the Holy One who is faithful. (Prophets HOS.12.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wayward/#x1)
- The smile of the Great Spirit fell on the grandfather and the wayward child. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wayward/#x2)
- My wayward cat will never come when called. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wayward/#x3)
- A wayward boy ran off from school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wayward/#x4)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

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