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# moon

«moon» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **The big round object that goes around the Earth and…** — 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 (moon, moons; the Moon); verb (moon around — rare)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The big round object that goes around the Earth and shines at night by reflecting sunlight (often the Moon). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/moon/#m1)

2) A natural object that goes around another planet: "Jupiter has many moons." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/moon/#m2)

3) As a verb, to move around lazily or dreamily. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/moon/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is the light that rules the night and sets the months. "New moon" means the first day of a month. Interpretation: Rosh Chodesh, the new moon, is a minor holiday with extra prayers. The Jewish festivals are set by the moon, and a court once fixed each new month when witnesses saw the thin new moon. In the primary lessons: In science, the Moon orbits the Earth about once a month; its shape seems to change (phases: new moon, crescent, half, full moon) because we see different parts lit by the Sun; it pulls on the oceans to make tides. People landed on the Moon in 1969. Phrases: full moon, new moon, half moon, once in a blue moon (very rarely), over the moon (very happy).

### examples

- This is the burnt-offering of every new moon throughout the months of the year. (Torah NUM.28.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/moon/#x1)
- And for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, and for the precious things of the yield of the moons, (Torah DEU.33.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/moon/#x2)
- And in your new moons ye shall present a burnt-offering unto the LORD: two young bullocks, and one ram, seven he-lambs of the first year without blemish; (Torah NUM.28.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/moon/#x3)
- Who appointedst the moon for seasons; the sun knoweth his going down. (Writings PSA.104.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/moon/#x4)
- The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night. (Writings PSA.121.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/moon/#x5)
- Praise ye Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all ye stars of light. (Writings PSA.148.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/moon/#x6)
- The moon is full tonight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/moon/#x7)
- The Moon goes around the Earth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/moon/#x8)
- The moon shines because it reflects sunlight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/moon/#x9)
- Astronauts walked on the Moon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/moon/#x10)
- Jupiter has dozens of moons. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/moon/#x11)
- The Moon pulls the sea and makes tides. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/moon/#x12)
- She was over the moon about her present. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/moon/#x13)
- We go there once in a blue moon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/moon/#x14)
- Hear what the Moon told me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/moon/#x15)

### note

The Moon does not make its own light; it reflects the Sun. Myth: the Moon does not really change shape. "Month" comes from "moon". Capital "Moon" for ours, small "moon" for others.

### In the corpora

- [This is the burnt-offering of every new moon throughout the months of the year.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.1021/)
- [And for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, and for the precious things of the yield of the moons,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.951/)
- [And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JOS.233/)
- [Your new moons and your appointed seasons My soul hateth; they are a burden unto Me; I am weary to bear them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.14/)
- [The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JOL.51/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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