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# wealth

«wealth» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a large amount of money, property and things worth a lot…** — 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 (wealth — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Wealth is a large amount of money, property and things worth a lot; being rich. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wealth/#m1)

2) A wealth of something is a large amount of it: a wealth of information, a wealth of ideas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wealth/#m2)

3) Wealth can also mean a great amount of good things in life, such as blessings, not just money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wealth/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Deuteronomy warns that people should not say their own power made their wealth, because tradition teaches that all wealth comes from God. In the primary lessons: In stories, kings and merchants have great wealth; in social studies and history, wealth is how rich a person or country is. In maths word problems in formal voice, wealth is the total value owned. Phrases: great wealth, a wealth of, share the wealth, health and wealth.

### examples

- and thou say in thy heart: 'My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.' (Torah DEU.8.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wealth/#x1)
- and all their wealth, and all their little ones and their wives, took they captive and spoiled, even all that was in the house. (Torah GEN.34.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wealth/#x2)
- And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying: 'Jacob hath taken away all that was our father's; and of that which was our father's hath he gotten all this wealth.' (Torah GEN.31.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wealth/#x3)
- His children shall appease the poor, and his hands shall restore his wealth. (Writings JOB.20.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wealth/#x4)
- Wealth and riches are in his house; and his merit endureth for ever. (Writings PSA.112.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wealth/#x5)
- If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much; (Writings JOB.31.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wealth/#x6)
- The king had great wealth: gold, jewels and castles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wealth/#x7)
- The library has a wealth of books about animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wealth/#x8)
- Some people believe health is more important than wealth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wealth/#x9)
- The merchant built his wealth by trading spices. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wealth/#x10)
- The country's wealth comes from its oil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wealth/#x11)
- Grandad has a wealth of stories about the old days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/wealth/#x12)

### note

Uncountable: «much wealth», not «wealths». Adjective: wealthy (rich). «A wealth of» just means «lots of» — it is not about money. Opposite: poverty.

### In the corpora

- [and thou say in thy heart: 'My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.263/)
- [Of them that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.802/)
- [For he seeth that wise men die, the fool and the brutish together perish, and leave their wealth to others.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.806/)
- [Be not thou afraid when one waxeth rich, when the wealth of his house is increased;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.812/)
- [For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away; his wealth shall not descend after him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.813/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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