[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/black.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/) / black

[← B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/B/)

# black

«black» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the darkest color, the color of the night sky or of coal** — 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

adjective (black, blacker, blackest); noun (black)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Black is the darkest color, the color of the night sky or of coal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/black/#m1)

2) Black means with no light: «It was black outside». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/black/#m2)

3) Black can describe people whose families came from Africa. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/black/#m3)

4) Black coffee has no milk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/black/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Black hair in a skin spot is a sign the priest checks to decide whether a person is clean. The prophets and Job also use it for darkness and sorrow: the sun and moon turning black, and black horses in Zechariah's vision. Interpretation: The priest, not a doctor, judged skin marks, and the rabbis say such marks are linked to wrongdoing like gossip. The darkening of sun and moon is read as a sign of the great day of the LORD. In the primary lessons: a color that sorts things into groups to count or compare; in art, black mixed with a color makes a darker shade; phrases «black and white», «blackboard», «blackout», «black eye», «in black and white» (written down)

### examples

- But if the scall stay in its appearance, and black hair be grown up therein; the scall is healed, he is clean; and the priest shall pronounce him clean. (Torah LEV.13.37, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/black/#x1)
- Which are black by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow hideth itself; (Writings JOB.6.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/black/#x2)
- The sun and the moon are become black, and the stars withdraw their shining. (Prophets JOL.4.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/black/#x3)
- In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses; (Prophets ZEC.6.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/black/#x4)
- There are 12 black cats and 8 white cats. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/black/#x5)
- She has 5 black pens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/black/#x6)
- How many socks are not black? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/black/#x7)
- The black car costs more. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/black/#x8)
- Write your name in black ink. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/black/#x9)
- The old film is in black and white. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/black/#x10)
- The sky turned black before the storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/black/#x11)
- A zebra has black and white stripes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/black/#x12)
- He got a black eye playing football. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/black/#x13)
- Black clothes get hot in the sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/black/#x14)

### note

Sorts things into groups; groups are added or compared. Trap: the black ones are a part, not the total. Black objects take in more heat from sunlight than white ones.

### In the corpora

- [All the bright lights of heaven will I make black over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.823/)
- [The sun and the moon are become black, and the stars withdraw their shining.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JOL.68/)
- [In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ZEC.70/)
- [Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in the blackest darkness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.578/)
- [Which are black by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow hideth itself;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.133/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «black» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/black/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.