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# snow

«snow» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Soft white flakes of frozen water that fall from clouds…** — 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 (snow); verb (snow, snows, snowed, snowing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Soft white flakes of frozen water that fall from clouds when it is very cold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/snow/#m1)

2) A layer of fallen snow on the ground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/snow/#m2)

3) As a verb, to fall as snow: "It's snowing!" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/snow/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah snow is a picture of whiteness, used for skin made pale by disease. In Psalms and Job snow is part of God's creation: He gives snow like wool, and it obeys His word. Interpretation: The tradition reads the snow in Psalms as one of the signs of God's power over nature, praised by all creation. In the primary lessons: In science, snow forms when water vapour freezes in cold clouds; every snowflake has six sides; snow melts at 0 °C into water. In safety: wear warm clothes; snow and ice are slippery; don't walk on frozen ponds. In Canada and the north of the USA, snow days close schools. Phrases: snowman, snowball, snowflake, snow day, snowed in, snowed under (very busy).

### examples

- And when the cloud was removed from over the Tent, behold, Miriam was leprous, as white as snow; and Aaron looked upon Miriam; and, behold, she was leprous. (Torah NUM.12.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/snow/#x1)
- And the LORD said furthermore unto him: 'Put now thy hand into thy bosom.' And he put his hand into his bosom; and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow. (Torah EXO.4.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/snow/#x2)
- He covered them like a pavement, and poured upon them snow, and the earth was formed. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/snow/#x3)
- He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. (Writings PSA.147.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/snow/#x4)
- Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind, fulfilling His word; (Writings PSA.148.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/snow/#x5)
- Which are black by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow hideth itself; (Writings JOB.6.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/snow/#x6)
- It snowed all night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/snow/#x7)
- We built a snowman. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/snow/#x8)
- Snow is frozen water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/snow/#x9)
- Every snowflake has six sides. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/snow/#x10)
- School was closed for a snow day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/snow/#x11)
- Snow melts when it gets warm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/snow/#x12)
- Walk carefully on the snow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/snow/#x13)
- I'm snowed under with homework. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/snow/#x14)
- There fell a shower of snow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/snow/#x15)

### note

"Snow" is uncountable: "some snow", "a lot of snow"; one piece is "a snowflake". Snow rarely falls in most of Australia, but it snows in its mountains and in New Zealand.

### In the corpora

- [Doth the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? or are the strange cold flowing waters plucked up?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.520/)
- [Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.850/)
- [When the Almighty scattereth kings therein, it snoweth in Zalmon.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1104/)
- [He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2663/)
- [Fire and hail, snow and vapour, stormy wind, fulfilling His word;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2675/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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