dross

«dross» in Mova's judaism dictionary: melted and that is thrown away — 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

meaning for a pupil

The waste scum that rises when metal is melted and that is thrown away. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Prophets and poets use dross for what is worthless or sinful, like silver that has lost its worth. Interpretation: Isaiah's picture of silver turned to dross is read as Israel's moral decline, with God refining the people like a smelter in order to purify them.

examples

• Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water. (Prophets ISA.1.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• Burning lips and a wicked heart are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross. (Writings PRO.26.23, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross; therefore I love Thy testimonies. (Writings PSA.119.119, JPS 1917) tree →

note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

In the corpora

• Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water.
• Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross; therefore I love Thy testimonies.
• Take away the dross from the silver, and there cometh forth a vessel for the refiner;
• Burning lips and a wicked heart are like an earthen vessel overlaid with silver dross.

Trees and pragmatics

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