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# slow

«slow» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **not fast; it takes a long time to move or to do 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

adjective (slow, slower, slowest); adverb (slowly; also slow in «go slow»); verb (slow, slows, slowed, slowing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Slow means not fast; it takes a long time to move or to do something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slow/#m1)

2) A slow clock or watch shows a time earlier than the real time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slow/#m2)

3) To slow down is to go less fast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slow/#m3)

4) Slow can mean not quick to learn or understand (this can be unkind to say about a person). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slow/#m4)

5) A slow day or time is one when little happens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slow/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "Slow of speech" means someone who speaks with difficulty, as Moses said of himself. "Slow to anger" means patient. Interpretation: "Slow to anger" is one of the thirteen attributes of God's mercy, which Jews recite on fast days and holy days. In the primary lessons: compares speeds or rates: the slow one covers less in the same time or needs more time; in everyday life and safety: slow down near schools, «SLOW» road signs; in science some changes are slow (rusting, growth of plants); in stories the slow tortoise wins the race; phrases: «slow down», «slow and steady», «in slow motion»

### examples

- And Moses said unto the LORD: 'Oh Lord, I am not a man of words, neither heretofore, nor since Thou hast spoken unto Thy servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.' (Torah EXO.4.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slow/#x1)
- The LORD is slow to anger, and plenteous in lovingkindness, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation. (Torah NUM.14.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slow/#x2)
- The LORD is full of compassion and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. (Writings PSA.103.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slow/#x3)
- The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. (Writings PSA.145.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slow/#x4)
- A wrathful man stirreth up discord; but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. (Writings PRO.15.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slow/#x5)
- The slow train goes 40 miles an hour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slow/#x6)
- The tortoise is slower than the hare. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slow/#x7)
- The slow pump fills 2 litres a minute. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slow/#x8)
- She is 5 minutes slower than Tom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slow/#x9)
- Cars must go slow near the school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slow/#x10)
- My watch is 3 minutes slow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slow/#x11)
- Slow down, the floor is wet! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slow/#x12)
- The film showed the goal in slow motion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slow/#x13)
- Slow and steady wins the race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/slow/#x14)

### note

«Slower by» means smaller speed or more time. Trap: «5 minutes slower» means more time, so you add 5 to the time. Trap: a clock «3 minutes slow» shows 3 minutes less than the real time, so add 3 to get the real time. Adverb: slowly («walk slowly»); «go slow» is also used in signs.

### In the corpora

- [For thou art not sent to a people of an unintelligible speech and of a slow tongue, but to the house of Israel;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.45/)
- [not to many peoples of an unintelligible speech and of a slow tongue, whose words thou canst not understand.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.46/)
- [The LORD is full of compassion and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1808/)
- [The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2623/)
- [He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.404/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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