blindness

«blindness» in Mova's judaism dictionary: being unable to see, either completely or almost completely — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (blindness — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Blindness is being unable to see, either completely or almost completely. tree →

2) Blindness to something means not noticing or not understanding it: «his blindness to his own mistakes». tree →

3) Colour blindness is when someone cannot tell some colours apart, often red and green. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The Torah names blindness as a curse for disobedience and as a blemish that makes an animal unfit for sacrifice. In Sodom it is a sudden dazzling sent by angels. In the primary lessons: In science and health lessons, eyes need light to see; blindness can be from birth, illness or injury. Blind people may use a white cane, a guide dog and Braille (raised dots read with fingers). Inclusion lessons teach kind, respectful behaviour: offer help, ask first, do not pat a working guide dog. Phrases: «colour blindness», «snow blindness», «night blindness».

examples

• The LORD will smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart. (Torah DEU.28.28, JPS 1917) tree →
• And if there be any blemish therein, lameness, or blindness, any ill blemish whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God. (Torah DEU.15.21, JPS 1917) tree →
• And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great; so that they wearied themselves to find the door. (Torah GEN.19.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said: 'Smite this people, I pray Thee, with blindness.' And He smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. (Prophets 2KI.6.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with bewilderment, and his rider with madness; and I will open Mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the peoples with blindness. (Prophets ZEC.12.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• Blindness can be caused by illness or injury. tree →
• Helen Keller lived with blindness and deafness. tree →
• Braille helps people with blindness to read. tree →
• Colour blindness is more common in boys. tree →
• Snow blindness happens when bright sun reflects off snow. tree →
• Guide dogs help people with blindness to move safely. tree →
• Sunglasses protect your eyes from damage that can lead to blindness. tree →
• His blindness to danger worried his mum. tree →
• “‘What is the cure for your blindness?’ tree →

note

Uncountable. Adjective: blind; adverb: blindly. Polite language: «a blind person», «a person who is blind» or «visually impaired». Safety: never look straight at the Sun, even during an eclipse — it can damage your eyes.

In the corpora

• The LORD will smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart.
• Red-green colour blindness affects about 1 in 12 men of European descent.
• Missing something in plain sight because your attention is elsewhere is called inattentional blindness.
• Colour blindness is usually inherited, is much more common in boys, and most often makes red and green hard to tell apart.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «blindness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.