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# mixture

«mixture» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **something made by putting different things together, such…** — 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 (a mixture, mixtures)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A mixture is something made by putting different things together, such as cake mixture or a mixture of colours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mixture/#m1)

2) In science, a mixture is two or more substances mixed together but not joined chemically, so they can be separated again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mixture/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It can mean a blend of things. Here it is a boiling brew, spice mixed in a pot, or the "alien mixture" of foreigners among Israel. Interpretation: In Nehemiah, the separation of the mixed multitude is read as keeping Israel's identity and law pure. Ezekiel's pot is read as a picture of Jerusalem's judgment. In the primary lessons: In science lessons: sand and water, salt water and trail mix are mixtures; you can separate them by filtering, sieving, using a magnet or letting water evaporate. In cooking: stir the mixture, pour the mixture into the tin. In everyday life: a mixture of feelings (happy and sad at once). Phrases: a mixture of, cake mixture, cough mixture.

### examples

- He maketh the deep to boil like a pot; he maketh the sea like a seething mixture. (Writings JOB.41.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mixture/#x1)
- And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the alien mixture. (Writings NEH.13.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mixture/#x2)
- heaping on the wood, kindling the fire, that the flesh may be consumed; and preparing the mixture, that the bones also may be burned; (Prophets EZK.24.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mixture/#x3)
- Pour the cake mixture into the tin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mixture/#x4)
- Sand and water make a mixture. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mixture/#x5)
- You can separate the mixture with a sieve. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mixture/#x6)
- I felt a mixture of excitement and fear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mixture/#x7)
- The paint was a mixture of blue and yellow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mixture/#x8)
- Salt water is a mixture you can separate by evaporation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mixture/#x9)
- Stir the mixture until it is smooth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mixture/#x10)
- Cough mixture is a liquid medicine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mixture/#x11)
- Some were gray, others white, and still others a mixture of brown and black. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mixture/#x12)

### note

Countable. Do not confuse with a solution (a mixture where one thing dissolves, like sugar in tea) or a compound (substances joined chemically). A mixture is still a mixture even if you cannot see the parts.

### In the corpora

- [He maketh the deep to boil like a pot; he maketh the sea like a seething mixture.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.1154/)
- [And it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the alien mixture.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/NEH.409/)
- [A mixture is things mixed together but not joined, so you can get them apart again if you pick the right trick.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/8-separating-mixtures/0/)
- [Air is a mixture of gases; it takes up space and has weight, even though you cannot see it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/33-the-air-we-breathe/7/)
- [Different cleaning products must never be mixed, because some mixtures give off poisonous gas.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/33-medicines-and-cleaning-products/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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