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# muse

«muse» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to think quietly and slowly about something** — 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

verb (muses, mused, musing); noun (plural muses)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To muse is to think quietly and slowly about something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/muse/#m1)

2) A muse is one of the nine goddesses of the arts in Greek myth, such as the muse of Tragedy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/muse/#m2)

3) A muse can also be a person or thing that gives an artist ideas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/muse/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the psalms and Isaiah, it is used as a verb meaning to think deeply and quietly, for example on God's deeds or on past terror. In the primary lessons: in the lessons on Greek myths, a muse is a goddess who inspires music, poetry or drama; in stories, a character may muse, meaning think quietly

### examples

- I will meditate also upon all Thy work, and muse on Thy doings.' (Writings PSA.77.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/muse/#x1)
- When I think thereon, O God, I must moan; when I muse thereon, my spirit fainteth. (Writings PSA.77.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/muse/#x2)
- Thy heart shall muse on the terror: 'Where is he that counted, where is he that weighed? (Prophets ISA.33.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/muse/#x3)
- MELPOMENE is the muse of Tragedy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/muse/#x4)
- Fionn mused for a long time before he answered. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/muse/#x5)
- The poet asked the muse for help. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/muse/#x6)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [Thy heart shall muse on the terror: 'Where is he that counted, where is he that weighed?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.700/)
- [My heart waxed hot within me; while I was musing, the fire kindled; then spoke I with my tongue:](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.641/)
- [When I think thereon, O God, I must moan; when I muse thereon, my spirit fainteth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1307/)
- [I will meditate also upon all Thy work, and muse on Thy doings.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1318/)
- [I remember the days of old; I meditate on all Thy doing; I muse on the work of Thy hands.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2590/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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