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# great

«great» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **very good or excellent: a great idea** — 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 (great, greater, greatest); adverb greatly; noun (the greats — famous people); informal exclamation (Great!)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Great means very good or excellent: a great idea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/great/#m1)

2) Great means very large in size or amount: a great big dog, a great deal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/great/#m2)

3) Great can mean important or famous: a great writer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/great/#m3)

4) In family words, great means one more generation away: great-grandma is your grandma's mother. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/great/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It often describes God, who is called the great God, and great things done by God, such as the great wonders of Egypt. Interpretation: God's greatness is part of the prayers, such as the Amidah's opening words, the great, mighty and awesome God. The great owl is one of the unclean birds. In the primary lessons: In stories «great» describes size (a great castle) or importance (a great king). In everyday talk «Great!» means «Very good!» but can be said sarcastically when something goes wrong. In maths «greater than» means bigger and is written «>»: 7 > 4. Phrases: a great deal of, great big, Great Britain, a great time, greater than, great-grandfather.

### examples

- And the stone upon the well's mouth was great. (Torah GEN.29.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/great/#x1)
- and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl; (Torah LEV.11.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/great/#x2)
- the little owl, and the great owl, and the horned owl; (Torah DEU.14.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/great/#x3)
- And there was very great gladness. (Writings NEH.8.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/great/#x4)
- How great are Thy works, O LORD! (Writings PSA.92.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/great/#x5)
- How great is the sum of them! (Writings PSA.139.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/great/#x6)
- We had a great time at the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/great/#x7)
- That's a great idea! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/great/#x8)
- Seven is greater than four. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/great/#x9)
- A great big elephant walked past. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/great/#x10)
- My great-grandma is ninety years old. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/great/#x11)
- He was a great inventor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/great/#x12)
- Oh, great, it's raining again! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/great/#x13)
- The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of Australia. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/great/#x14)
- "And what great eyes you have!" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/great/#x15)

### note

Comparison: great, greater, greatest. In maths: «greater than» (>), «less than» (<); «the greatest number» is the biggest. Do not confuse with «grate» (to shred cheese, or the metal frame in a fireplace), which sounds the same. Great-grandparents: your parents' grandparents.

### In the corpora

- [And Cain said unto the LORD: 'My punishment is greater than I can bear.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.102/)
- [and Resen between Nineveh and Calah — the same is the great city.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.258/)
- [And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.330/)
- [and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge; and afterward shall they come out with great substance.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.390/)
- [seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.460/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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