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# cry

«cry» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to have tears come from your eyes because you are sad…** — 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 (cry, cries, cried, crying); noun (a cry, cries)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To cry is to have tears come from your eyes because you are sad, hurt, or very happy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#m1)

2) To cry (out) is to shout or call loudly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#m2)

3) A cry is a loud sound of pain, fear or calling, or the sound of an animal or bird. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#m3)

4) A cry for help is a sign that someone needs help. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah a cry is often a call for help to God from people in trouble or suffering. In the Prophets and Writings it is also a prayer to God, as in "Hear my cry," and a loud cry of alarm over ruin, as in Jeremiah's cry from Horonaim. Interpretation: God hears the cry of the oppressed, such as the Israelites in Egypt and the poor. Tradition says that a cry for justice never goes unheard. Tradition reads the psalms' cry as a form of prayer to be spoken from the heart. In the primary lessons: In feelings lessons, crying is a normal way to show sadness or pain and it is okay for anyone to cry; comforting a crying friend is kind. In stories, «cried» can mean «said loudly»: «"Look out!" she cried». In nature, birds have calls and cries. Phrases: «cry for help», «a far cry from» (very different from), «cry wolf» (give false alarms — from the fable), «don't cry over spilt milk».

### examples

- And the LORD said: 'Verily, the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and, verily, their sin is exceeding grievous. (Torah GEN.18.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#x1)
- If thou afflict them in any wise — for if they cry at all unto Me, I will surely hear their cry — (Torah EXO.22.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#x2)
- And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them; for they said: 'Lest the earth swallow us up.' (Torah NUM.16.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#x3)
- Now why dost thou cry out aloud? (Prophets MIC.4.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#x4)
- Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. (Writings PSA.61.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#x5)
- Hark! a cry from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction! (Prophets JER.48.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#x6)
- The baby cried all night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#x7)
- It's okay to cry when you are sad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#x8)
- "Help!" he cried. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#x9)
- We heard the cry of a seagull. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#x10)
- She cried with happiness at the wedding. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#x11)
- If you cry wolf, nobody will believe you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#x12)
- There's no use crying over spilt milk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#x13)
- I heard a cry for help from the river. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#x14)
- "Where are you going?" cries Yegory. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cry/#x15)

### note

Spelling: cries, cried (y → i), but crying keeps the y. In stories «cried» often just means «shouted». «Cry wolf» comes from the fable of the boy who lied about a wolf until no one believed him.

### In the corpora

- [And He said: 'What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto Me from the ground.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.99/)
- [Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying: 'Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.131/)
- [And the people cried unto Moses; and Moses prayed unto the LORD, and the fire abated.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.437/)
- [And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying: 'Heal her now, O God, I beseech Thee.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.483/)
- [And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.522/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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