dusk

«dusk» in Mova's judaism dictionary: The time of evening just after the sun has set, when it… — 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 (dusk — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) The time of evening just after the sun has set, when it is getting dark but is not fully dark yet. tree →

2) The dim light at that time. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The evening twilight. The second daily lamb was offered at dusk, and the Passover lamb was killed at this time on the fourteenth of the month. Interpretation: Literally "between the evenings", dusk marks when the afternoon offering was made, and tradition bases the times of the afternoon prayer and the Passover sacrifice on it. In the primary lessons: In science, dusk comes after sunset, when the Sun is just below the horizon; dawn is the matching time in the morning. Some animals are most active at dusk and dawn (crepuscular): bats, foxes, deer, rabbits and many insects. In road safety, dusk is a hard time for drivers to see, so wear bright or reflective clothes and use bike lights. In everyday life, children may need to be home "by dusk". In stories, dusk sets a mysterious, quiet mood. Phrases: "at dusk", "from dawn to dusk", "after dusk", "dusk falls".

examples

• In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at dusk, is the LORD'S passover. (Torah LEV.23.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at dusk. (Torah EXO.29.39, JPS 1917) tree →
• The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at dusk; (Torah NUM.28.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• Bats come out at dusk to hunt insects. tree →
• Be home before dusk. tree →
• We walked home in the dusk. tree →
• The farmers worked from dawn to dusk. tree →
• Turn your bike lights on at dusk. tree →
• Rabbits nibble the grass at dusk. tree →
• Dusk fell, and the stars began to appear. tree →
• The garden looked magical at dusk. tree →
• By this time it was evening and the dusk was falling. tree →

note

Uncountable: "at dusk", not "a dusk". Opposite: dawn. "Twilight" is the soft light at dusk (and dawn). The adjective "dusky" means dim or darkish. In time problems, dusk is shortly after the sunset time printed in weather reports.

In the corpora

• The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at dusk.
• And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at dusk, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.
• In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month at dusk, is the LORD'S passover.
• The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at dusk;
• Cats sleep about twelve to sixteen hours a day and are most active at dawn and dusk, when their prey is too.

Trees and pragmatics

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