[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/sun.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / sun [← S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/S/) # sun «sun» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **The star that our Earth goes around; it gives us light…** — 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 (the sun, suns; sun — sunshine); verb (sun yourself, suns, sunned, sunning) ### meaning for a pupil 1) The star that our Earth goes around; it gives us light and heat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sun/#m1) 2) The light and warmth that come from the sun: "Let's sit in the sun." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sun/#m2) 3) Any star with planets around it (in science talk). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sun/#m3) 4) As a verb, to lie in the sunshine to get warm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sun/#m4) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The sun is the sun of our sky, whose light and heat the Bible often uses. "Under the sun" is Ecclesiastes' phrase for everything in this world, and the psalms say God set a tent for the sun in the heavens. Interpretation: Jews count the day from sunset and set prayer times by sunrise and sunset. Tradition says the sun is a creature made by God and not a god to be worshipped. "Under the sun" is read as life in this world, where much seems empty. In the primary lessons: In science, the Sun is a star at the centre of our solar system; the Earth goes around it in one year and spins once a day, giving day and night. Plants need sunlight to make food. In safety: never look straight at the sun, wear sunscreen and a hat, drink water on hot days. Phrases: in the sun, sunrise, sunset, the sun rises/sets, sun cream, sunburn. ### examples - The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot came unto Zoar. (Torah GEN.19.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sun/#x1) - And the sun rose upon him as he passed over Peniel, and he limped upon his thigh. (Torah GEN.32.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sun/#x2) - the two tribes and the half-tribe have received their inheritance beyond the Jordan at Jericho eastward, toward the sun-rising.' (Torah NUM.34.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sun/#x3) - Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun. (Writings ECC.4.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sun/#x4) - In them hath He set a tent for the sun, (Writings PSA.19.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sun/#x5) - The sun ariseth, they slink away, and couch in their dens. (Writings PSA.104.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sun/#x6) - The sun rises in the east. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sun/#x7) - The Earth goes around the sun once a year. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sun/#x8) - Plants need sun to grow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sun/#x9) - Never look straight at the sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sun/#x10) - Put on sunscreen before you play in the sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sun/#x11) - The cat is lying in the sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sun/#x12) - The sun is a star, not a planet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sun/#x13) - The sun set and it got dark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sun/#x14) - Then the Sun began to shine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sun/#x15) ### note "Sun" sounds like "son" (a boy child) — homophones. The sun does not really move across the sky; the Earth spins. The sun is a star, much bigger than the Earth. In Australia and New Zealand the sun is very strong: "Slip, slop, slap". ### In the corpora - [The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot came unto Zoar.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.502/) - [(32-32) And the sun rose upon him as he passed over Peniel, and he limped upon his thigh.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1031/) - [And they gathered it morning by morning, every man according to his eating; and as the sun waxed hot, it melted.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.468/) - [If thou at all take thy neighbour's garment to pledge, thou shalt restore it unto him by that the sun goeth down;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.641/) - [And for the precious things of the fruits of the sun, and for the precious things of the yield of the moons,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.951/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «sun» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sun/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.