deaf
part of speech
adjective (deaf, deafer, deafest); noun (the deaf — people who are deaf)
meaning for a pupil
1) Deaf means not able to hear, or not able to hear well. tree →
2) Deaf to something means not willing to listen to it: He was deaf to our requests. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Isaiah uses deaf for people who do not listen to God, though they have ears, as a picture of Israel's spiritual deafness. The rabbis read the ban on cursing the deaf as protecting anyone who cannot hear or defend themselves. It teaches that wrong is wrong even if the victim never knows. In the primary lessons: In everyday life and lessons about differences, pupils learn that deaf people may use sign language (such as BSL in the UK, ASL in the USA and Canada, Auslan in Australia), lip reading, hearing aids or cochlear implants. In safety, loud noise can damage hearing. Phrases: deaf person, go deaf, partially deaf, fall on deaf ears, turn a deaf ear.
examples
- Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling-block before the blind, but thou shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD. (Torah LEV.19.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the LORD said unto him: 'Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh a man dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? is it not I the LORD? (Torah EXO.4.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- Or deaf, as My messenger that I send? (Prophets ISA.42.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- Hear, ye deaf, and look, ye blind, that ye may see. (Prophets ISA.42.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- The blind people that have eyes shall be brought forth, and the deaf that have ears. (Prophets ISA.43.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- My aunt is deaf and uses sign language. tree →
- Some deaf children wear hearing aids. tree →
- Very loud music can make you go deaf. tree →
- Face a deaf person when you talk so they can read your lips. tree →
- Grandpa is a bit deaf in one ear. tree →
- Our advice fell on deaf ears. tree →
- Beethoven wrote music even after he became deaf. tree →
- So I turned a deaf ear to all he said. tree →
note
Said to rhyme with chef, not with leaf. Noun: deafness; adjective: deafening (very loud). Many Deaf people use a capital D for Deaf culture. Do not shout; speak clearly and face the person. Protect your ears from very loud sounds.
In the corpora
- Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
- Hear, ye deaf, and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
- Or deaf, as My messenger that I send?
- The blind people that have eyes shall be brought forth, and the deaf that have ears.
- But I am as a deaf man, I hear not; and I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
Trees and pragmatics
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