dust

«dust» in Mova's judaism dictionary: very tiny bits of dirt, skin, hair and fibres that float… — 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 (dust — uncountable); verb (dust, dusts, dusted, dusting)

meaning for a pupil

1) Dust is very tiny bits of dirt, skin, hair and fibres that float in the air and settle on things. tree →

2) To dust means to wipe dust off furniture with a cloth. tree →

3) To dust also means to sprinkle a fine powder on something, like dusting a cake with sugar. tree →

4) Dust is fine dry soil or powder, like the dust on a dirt road. tree →

5) To raise a dust means to cause a commotion or fuss. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The earth that people were made from and return to. It also stands for something countless (Jacob's descendants) or for lowliness. Interpretation: Tradition reads "dust and ashes" as Abraham's humility, and "dust of Jacob" as the promise that Israel would be countless. In the primary lessons: In everyday chores, children help dust shelves; dust can make people sneeze, especially people with allergies or asthma. In science, dust specks float in sunbeams, dust storms happen in deserts, and space dust and the dust on the Moon are studied by astronauts. In stories, a dusty attic hides old secrets. Phrases: dust off, covered in dust, a cloud of dust, bite the dust, gather dust, dustpan, dustbin.

examples

• Who hath counted the dust of Jacob, or numbered the stock of Israel? (Torah NUM.23.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Abraham answered and said: 'Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes. (Torah GEN.18.27, JPS 1917) tree →
• The LORD will make the rain of thy land powder and dust; from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed. (Torah DEU.28.24, JPS 1917) tree →
• Shall the dust praise Thee? shall it declare Thy truth? (Writings PSA.30.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• All flesh shall perish together, and man shall return unto dust. (Writings JOB.34.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• For He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust. (Writings PSA.103.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• The shelves were covered in dust. tree →
• Can you dust the bookcase, please? tree →
• Dust makes me sneeze. tree →
• We saw dust floating in the sunbeam. tree →
• The car left a cloud of dust on the dirt road. tree →
• Dust the cake with icing sugar. tree →
• Sweep the dust into the dustpan. tree →
• My old bike sat gathering dust in the shed. tree →
• “There is a dust,” he said. tree →

note

Uncountable: «some dust», «a speck of dust», not «a dust». Adjective: dusty. «Dust» as a verb usually means removing dust, but in cooking it means adding powder. A dustbin (UK) is a rubbish bin; a dustman collects rubbish.

In the corpora

• Who hath counted the dust of Jacob, or numbered the stock of Israel?
• Tell it not in Gath, weep not at all; at Beth-le-aphrah roll thyself in the dust.
• Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.
• Shall the dust praise Thee? shall it declare Thy truth?
• For our soul is bowed down to the dust; our belly cleaveth unto the earth.

Trees and pragmatics

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