dark

«dark» in Mova's judaism dictionary: with little or no light, like at night — 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

adjective (dark, darker, darkest); noun (the dark)

meaning for a pupil

1) Dark means with little or no light, like at night. tree →

2) A dark colour is deep and close to black, like dark blue or dark green. tree →

3) Dark hair, eyes or skin are deep brown or black. tree →

4) The dark is the time or place with no light: «afraid of the dark». tree →

5) Dark can mean sad, scary or bad: «a dark story». tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It can mean a dark colour, such as dark animals in Jacob's flock, or hidden speech, riddles. Interpretation: God speaks to Moses plainly and not in "dark speeches" or riddles. The tradition sees this as showing that Moses' prophecy was clearer than that of other prophets. In the primary lessons: In school maths: a word of the story or a colour used to sort things; hours of dark in a day. In science: light and dark; shadows; we need light to see; night happens when our side of the Earth faces away from the sun. In everyday life and safety: wear bright or reflective clothes when it is dark. Phrases: «in the dark» (not knowing), «afraid of the dark», «after dark», «pitch dark».

examples

• with him do I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD doth he behold; wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against My servant, against Moses?' (Torah NUM.12.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• I will pass through all thy flock to-day, removing from thence every speckled and spotted one, and every dark one among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats; and of such shall be my hire. (Torah GEN.30.32, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Jacob separated the lambs — he also set the faces of the flocks toward the streaked and all the dark in the flock of Laban — and put his own droves apart, and put them not unto Laban's flock. (Torah GEN.30.40, JPS 1917) tree →
• Can He judge through the dark cloud? (Writings JOB.22.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• Even very dark, and no brightness in it? (Prophets AMO.5.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• Let their way be dark and slippery, the angel of the LORD pursuing them. (Writings PSA.35.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• It gets dark at 6 o'clock. tree →
• There are 5 dark blue pens. tree →
• Dark chocolate costs more. tree →
• How many hours is it dark? tree →
• Many children are afraid of the dark. tree →
• In winter it is dark when we go home from school. tree →
• We need light to see, so in the dark we see nothing. tree →
• Wear something bright if you walk after dark. tree →

note

Opposite: «light» or «bright». «Darkness» is the noun. Maths: carries no clue to the operation; a colour sorts things into groups. Trap: hours of dark = 24 − hours of daylight.

In the corpora

• Even very dark, and no brightness in it?
• Let their way be dark and slippery, the angel of the LORD pursuing them.
• I will incline mine ear to a parable; I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
• Look upon the covenant; for the dark places of the land are full of the habitations of violence.
• I will open my mouth with a parable; I will utter dark sayings concerning days of old;

Trees and pragmatics

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