subtle

«subtle» in Mova's judaism dictionary: very small, delicate or hard to notice — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (subtle, subtler, subtlest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Subtle means very small, delicate or hard to notice. tree →

2) Subtle means clever in a quiet, sly way, good at thinking of tricks. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the story of Eden, it describes the serpent as crafty and sly. In Samuel and Psalms it is said of Jonadab, a very clever and scheming man, and of God, who deals with the crooked in a way that outwits them. Interpretation: The rabbis noted a wordplay in Hebrew: the serpent is "arum" (clever) and the man and woman were "arumim" (naked). They saw the serpent's cleverness as a source of temptation. The saying that God shows Himself subtle to the crooked is read as meaning that He answers each person according to his ways. In the primary lessons: a clever animal or hero who tricks others; or a faint hint of a feeling or smell

examples

• Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. (Torah GEN.3.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• With the pure Thou dost show myself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle. (Prophets 2SA.22.27, JPS 1917) tree →
• With the pure Thou dost show Thyself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle. (Writings PSA.18.27, JPS 1917) tree →
• But Amnon had a friend, whose name was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man. (Prophets 2SA.13.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• The hare was subtle and clever. tree →
• There was a subtle smell of smoke. tree →
• Her smile was so subtle that I almost missed it. tree →

note

nothing for maths; a subtle hint does not change any count

In the corpora

• Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made.
• With the pure Thou dost show myself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.
• With the pure Thou dost show Thyself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.

Trees and pragmatics

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