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# mourner

«mourner» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **A person who feels or shows sadness because someone has…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a mourner, mourners)

### meaning for a pupil

A person who feels or shows sadness because someone has died, especially a person at a funeral. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mourner/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A mourner is someone who grieves for the dead. God promises to comfort mourners in Isaiah. Interpretation: Jewish law gives mourners special rules, such as sitting shiva for seven days and saying Kaddish. Comforting mourners is a duty of kindness. In the primary lessons: In stories and news mourners gather at a funeral, wear dark clothes and lay flowers. The word helps a reader see a sad, quiet scene. Linked words: mourn, mourning, grief.

### examples

- I have seen his ways, and will heal him; I will lead him also, and requite with comforts him and his mourners. (Prophets ISA.57.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mourner/#x1)
- I chose out their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners. (Writings JOB.29.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mourner/#x2)
- Hundreds of mourners came to the funeral. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mourner/#x3)
- The mourners stood quietly by the grave. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mourner/#x4)
- A mourner laid a bunch of white flowers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mourner/#x5)
- The church was full of mourners. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mourner/#x6)
- Mourners shared happy memories of their grandad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mourner/#x7)
- The mourners walked slowly behind the coffin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mourner/#x8)
- Here the young chief mourner came to receive him. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/mourner/#x9)

### note

From mourn + -er. Do not mix up with «morning» (early in the day): «mourning» means grieving. A mourner is not paid; «professional mourners» in some old customs were.

### Trees and pragmatics

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