myriad

«myriad» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a very great number, far more than anyone could count: a… — 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

noun (a myriad, myriads); adjective (myriad lights)

meaning for a pupil

1) A myriad is a very great number, far more than anyone could count: a myriad of stars. tree →

2) (old use) «Myriad» can also mean countless, very many: myriad lights. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Moses' blessing, it names the holy multitudes, thought of as angels, who came with God at Sinai. Interpretation: Tradition reads the verse as picturing God giving the Torah at Sinai with holy ones around Him and fiery law at His right hand. In the primary lessons: in stories a huge crowd or swarm of small things, such as gnats, flies or lights; it stands for a number too large to count, not an exact amount

examples

• And he said: The LORD came from Sinai, and rose from Seir unto them; He shined forth from mount Paran, and He came from the myriads holy, at His right hand was a fiery law unto them. (Torah DEU.33.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• The chariots of God are myriads, even thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in holiness. (Writings PSA.68.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• There were myriads of gnats dancing over the lake. tree →
• The palace glowed with myriad lights. tree →
• A myriad of stars filled the sky. tree →

note

«a myriad» is not an exact count, so never use it as a sum or answer; in old Greek it meant ten thousand, but in stories it means countless.

In the corpora

• The chariots of God are myriads, even thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in holiness.

Trees and pragmatics

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