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# meditation

«meditation» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Sitting quietly and focusing your mind, for example on…** — 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 (meditation, meditations)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Sitting quietly and focusing your mind, for example on your breathing, to feel calm and relaxed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/meditation/#m1)

2) A religious or spiritual practice of deep, quiet thought or prayer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/meditation/#m2)

3) (formal) Serious, careful thought about something; or a piece of writing with such thoughts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/meditation/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Psalm 119 the writer thinks all day on God's law. Tradition treats this as a model of constant study of the Torah. In the primary lessons: In school, some classes do short meditation or mindfulness to calm down. In everyday life people use meditation apps. In religion and history, monks practise meditation. Phrases: do meditation, practise meditation, a meditation on.

### examples

- It is my meditation all the day. (Writings PSA.119.97, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/meditation/#x1)
- Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. (Writings PSA.5.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/meditation/#x2)
- My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. (Writings PSA.49.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/meditation/#x3)
- We do five minutes of meditation after lunch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/meditation/#x4)
- Meditation helps me feel calm before a test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/meditation/#x5)
- Close your eyes and breathe slowly for meditation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/meditation/#x6)
- The monk spent hours in meditation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/meditation/#x7)
- Mum listens to a meditation app at night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/meditation/#x8)
- Meditation is part of many religions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/meditation/#x9)
- The poem is a meditation on loss. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/meditation/#x10)
- During meditation, try to notice your breathing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/meditation/#x11)
- At last the Childe of Lambton came home to his father's Hall, after seven long years spent in meditation and repentance on holy soil. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/meditation/#x12)

### note

Mostly uncountable (do meditation), countable for a piece of writing (meditations). Verb: meditate. Do not confuse with «medication» (medicine) — one letter different! Related: mindfulness.

### In the corpora

- [Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.42/)
- [My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.799/)
- [It is my meditation all the day.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2262/)
- [I have more understanding than all my teachers; for Thy testimonies are my meditation.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2264/)
- [Meditation is quiet focusing of the mind; it is central in Buddhism and used by many other people too.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/33-buddhism-humanism-and-respect/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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