sigh

«sigh» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to breathe out slowly and loudly, often because you are… — 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

verb (sigh, sighs, sighed, sighing); noun (a sigh, sighs)

meaning for a pupil

1) To sigh is to breathe out slowly and loudly, often because you are tired, sad, bored or relieved. tree →

2) A sigh is that long, loud breath. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A sigh is a deep breath of grief or pain. The prophets use sighing for the sadness of a ruined land, and the Psalms for the sorrow of a sufferer. God promises to end the sighing. Interpretation: The tradition reads sighing as the cry of a troubled heart that God hears, and the end of sighing as a sign of comfort and rescue. In the primary lessons: In stories, a sigh tells the reader how a character feels: «She sighed with relief» (glad), «He sighed sadly» (sad or tired). Phrases: «a sigh of relief», «sigh deeply», «breathe a sigh of relief».

examples

• All the sighing thereof have I made to cease.' (Prophets ISA.21.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• The new wine faileth, the vine fadeth; all the merry-hearted do sigh. (Prophets ISA.24.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• By reason of the voice of my sighing my bones cleave to my flesh. (Writings PSA.102.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• She gave a big sigh when she saw the homework. tree →
• We sighed with relief when the dog came home. tree →
• «Not again,» he sighed. tree →
• The tired runner sat down with a sigh. tree →
• Mum sighed when she saw the muddy floor. tree →
• The wind sighed through the trees. tree →
• "No," said Jane, with a sigh. tree →

note

Pronounced like «sy» (rhymes with «my»); the «gh» is silent. Past: «sighed». Don't confuse with «sign» or «sight».

In the corpora

• All the sighing thereof have I made to cease.'
• The new wine faileth, the vine fadeth; all the merry-hearted do sigh.
• Sigh therefore, thou son of man; with the breaking of thy loins and with bitterness shalt thou sigh before their eyes.
• By reason of the voice of my sighing my bones cleave to my flesh.
• When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; but when the wicked beareth rule, the people sigh.

Trees and pragmatics

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