[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/appearance.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / appearance [← A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/A/) # appearance «appearance» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **how you look from the outside, like your hair, face and…** — 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 (an appearance, appearances) ### meaning for a pupil 1) Your appearance is how you look from the outside, like your hair, face and clothes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appearance/#m1) 2) An appearance is when someone or something comes into sight or arrives, especially suddenly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appearance/#m2) 3) An appearance is when someone takes part in a show, a game or an event, like an actor on TV or a player in a match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appearance/#m3) 4) The appearance of something is how it seems, which may not be the truth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appearance/#m4) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it often means how something looked, such as the cloud that looked like fire, or the shape of God's glory seen by Israel. Interpretation: Tradition notes that the fire and cloud over the Tabernacle showed God's presence guiding Israel, and that the "appearance of the glory" on Sinai was something seen but not fully understood. In the primary lessons: In science pupils describe the appearance of rocks, plants or crystals (colour, shape, texture). In stories it tells how a character looks or when they show up. In sport it counts games played. Phrases: make an appearance, put in an appearance, keep up appearances, judging by appearances, from all appearances. ### examples - So it was alway: the cloud covered it, and the appearance of fire by night. (Torah NUM.9.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appearance/#x1) - Now the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium. (Torah NUM.11.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appearance/#x2) - And the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel. (Torah EXO.24.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appearance/#x3) - And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man. (Prophets EZK.1.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appearance/#x4) - This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. (Prophets EZK.1.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appearance/#x5) - And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning. (Prophets EZK.1.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appearance/#x6) - The rock had a shiny, grey appearance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appearance/#x7) - Don't judge people by their appearance. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appearance/#x8) - The sudden appearance of a fox scared the hens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appearance/#x9) - The singer made a surprise appearance at our school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appearance/#x10) - He has made 50 appearances for the team. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appearance/#x11) - Describe the appearance of the leaf: colour, shape and edges. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appearance/#x12) - To all appearances the house was empty, but a light was on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appearance/#x13) - Grandma only put in a quick appearance at the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appearance/#x14) - The supper made its appearance at last. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appearance/#x15) ### note Starts with a vowel: "an appearance". Spelling trap: "-ance", not "-ence"; double p. Comes from the verb "appear". "Appearances can be deceiving" means how things look may not be true. In sport problems, "appearances" = number of games played. ### In the corpora - [So it was alway: the cloud covered it, and the appearance of fire by night.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.392/) - [Now the manna was like coriander seed, and the appearance thereof as the appearance of bdellium.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.442/) - [And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.5/) - [And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.14/) - [This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.29/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «appearance» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/appearance/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.