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# gray

«gray» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the colour between black and white, like ash or rain clouds** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (gray, grayer, grayest — US spelling; UK grey); noun (gray); verb (gray, grays, grayed, graying — of hair)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Gray is the colour between black and white, like ash or rain clouds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gray/#m1)

2) Gray describes dull, cloudy weather or a dull, boring feeling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gray/#m2)

3) To gray (of hair) means to turn gray with age. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gray/#m3)

4) A gray area is something not clearly right or wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gray/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Gray hair is a sign of old age and of the sorrow of an aged parent. Interpretation: Jacob's gray hair stands for a father's grief. The rabbis taught respect for the elderly, based on the command to rise before the gray-haired. In the primary lessons: In art lessons gray is made by mixing black and white. In stories gray skies set a gloomy mood. Phrases: «gray hair», «gray area», «gray matter» (the brain).

### examples

- Without shall the sword bereave, and in the chambers terror; slaying both young man and virgin, the suckling with the man of gray hairs. (Torah DEU.32.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gray/#x1)
- and if ye take this one also from me, and harm befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. (Torah GEN.44.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gray/#x2)
- it will come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is not with us, that he will die; and thy servants will bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the grave. (Torah GEN.44.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gray/#x3)
- With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, much older than thy father. (Writings JOB.15.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gray/#x4)
- Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not; yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, and he knoweth it not. (Prophets HOS.7.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gray/#x5)
- The sky was gray and it started to rain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gray/#x6)
- Mix black and white to make gray. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gray/#x7)
- Grandpa's hair is turning gray. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gray/#x8)
- An elephant is gray. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gray/#x9)
- Use your gray matter — think! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gray/#x10)
- Whether that is cheating is a gray area. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gray/#x11)
- It was so gray and old. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gray/#x12)

### note

US spelling is gray; UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ and Canada usually write grey. Both are correct. Do not mix with «great».

### In the corpora

- [With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, much older than thy father.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.376/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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