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# sigh

«sigh» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to breathe out slowly and loudly, often because you are…** — 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 (sigh, sighs, sighed, sighing); noun (a sigh, sighs)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To sigh is to breathe out slowly and loudly, often because you are tired, sad, bored or relieved. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sigh/#m1)

2) A sigh is that long, loud breath. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sigh/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A sigh is a deep breath of grief or pain. The prophets use sighing for the sadness of a ruined land, and the Psalms for the sorrow of a sufferer. God promises to end the sighing. Interpretation: The tradition reads sighing as the cry of a troubled heart that God hears, and the end of sighing as a sign of comfort and rescue. In the primary lessons: In stories, a sigh tells the reader how a character feels: «She sighed with relief» (glad), «He sighed sadly» (sad or tired). Phrases: «a sigh of relief», «sigh deeply», «breathe a sigh of relief».

### examples

- All the sighing thereof have I made to cease.' (Prophets ISA.21.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sigh/#x1)
- The new wine faileth, the vine fadeth; all the merry-hearted do sigh. (Prophets ISA.24.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sigh/#x2)
- By reason of the voice of my sighing my bones cleave to my flesh. (Writings PSA.102.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sigh/#x3)
- She gave a big sigh when she saw the homework. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sigh/#x4)
- We sighed with relief when the dog came home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sigh/#x5)
- «Not again,» he sighed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sigh/#x6)
- The tired runner sat down with a sigh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sigh/#x7)
- Mum sighed when she saw the muddy floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sigh/#x8)
- The wind sighed through the trees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sigh/#x9)
- "No," said Jane, with a sigh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sigh/#x10)

### note

Pronounced like «sy» (rhymes with «my»); the «gh» is silent. Past: «sighed». Don't confuse with «sign» or «sight».

### In the corpora

- [All the sighing thereof have I made to cease.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.420/)
- [The new wine faileth, the vine fadeth; all the merry-hearted do sigh.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.493/)
- [Sigh therefore, thou son of man; with the breaking of thy loins and with bitterness shalt thou sigh before their eyes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.511/)
- [By reason of the voice of my sighing my bones cleave to my flesh.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1776/)
- [When the righteous are increased, the people rejoice; but when the wicked beareth rule, the people sigh.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.834/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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