gray

«gray» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the colour between black and white, like ash or rain clouds — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (gray, grayer, grayest — US spelling; UK grey); noun (gray); verb (gray, grays, grayed, graying — of hair)

meaning for a pupil

1) Gray is the colour between black and white, like ash or rain clouds. tree →

2) Gray describes dull, cloudy weather or a dull, boring feeling. tree →

3) To gray (of hair) means to turn gray with age. tree →

4) A gray area is something not clearly right or wrong. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Gray hair is a sign of old age and of the sorrow of an aged parent. Interpretation: Jacob's gray hair stands for a father's grief. The rabbis taught respect for the elderly, based on the command to rise before the gray-haired. In the primary lessons: In art lessons gray is made by mixing black and white. In stories gray skies set a gloomy mood. Phrases: «gray hair», «gray area», «gray matter» (the brain).

examples

• Without shall the sword bereave, and in the chambers terror; slaying both young man and virgin, the suckling with the man of gray hairs. (Torah DEU.32.25, JPS 1917) tree →
• and if ye take this one also from me, and harm befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. (Torah GEN.44.29, JPS 1917) tree →
• it will come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die; and thy servants will bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave. (Torah GEN.44.31, JPS 1917) tree →
• With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, much older than thy father. (Writings JOB.15.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not; yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth it not. (Prophets HOS.7.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• The sky was gray and it started to rain. tree →
• Mix black and white to make gray. tree →
• Grandpa's hair is turning gray. tree →
• An elephant is gray. tree →
• Use your gray matter — think! tree →
• Whether that is cheating is a gray area. tree →
• It was so gray and old. tree →

note

US spelling is gray; UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ and Canada usually write grey. Both are correct. Do not mix with «great».

In the corpora

• With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, much older than thy father.

Trees and pragmatics

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