[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/thin.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/) / thin [← T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/T/) # thin «thin» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **having a small distance between its two sides: thin paper** — 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 (thin, thinner, thinnest); verb (thin, thins, thinned, thinning) ### meaning for a pupil 1) Thin means having a small distance between its two sides: thin paper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thin/#m1) 2) A thin person or animal has little fat on the body. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thin/#m2) 3) A thin liquid flows easily like water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thin/#m3) 4) Thin hair or trees are not close together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thin/#m4) 5) Thin air is low in oxygen, as on high mountains. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thin/#m5) 6) To thin something is to make it thinner or weaker. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thin/#m6) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Pharaoh's dream the thin ears of grain stand for years of famine. Isaiah says the glory of Jacob will be made thin, meaning it will become weak and small. Interpretation: Joseph read the thin ears as seven years of hunger that would follow seven years of plenty. Isaiah's words are read as a warning that Israel's honor would shrink when it turned away from God. In the primary lessons: In safety, thin ice can break — stay off frozen ponds unless an adult says it is safe. In science, air is thin high up, so climbers breathe hard. In cooking, add water to thin a sauce. Phrases: «vanish into thin air» (disappear completely), «through thick and thin», «thin on the ground» (few), «skating on thin ice» (taking a risk). ### examples - And the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears. (Torah GEN.41.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thin/#x1) - And the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears. (Torah GEN.41.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thin/#x2) - And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them. (Torah GEN.41.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thin/#x3) - And it shall come to pass in that day, that the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh shall wax lean. (Prophets ISA.17.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thin/#x4) - Cut the bread into thin slices. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thin/#x5) - The ice is too thin to walk on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thin/#x6) - The paper is so thin you can see through it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thin/#x7) - The thin cat needed more food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thin/#x8) - Add milk to make the batter thin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thin/#x9) - The keys vanished into thin air! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thin/#x10) - At the top of the mountain the air is thin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thin/#x11) - You're skating on thin ice! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thin/#x12) - A Cat was growing very thin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thin/#x13) ### note Double n: thinner, thinnest, thinned. Opposite: thick or fat. «Thin» is polite for people; «skinny» is less polite; «slim» is a compliment. ### In the corpora - [And, behold, seven ears, thin and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1303/) - [And the thin ears swallowed up the seven rank and full ears.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1304/) - [And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted with the east wind, sprung up after them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1323/) - [And the thin ears swallowed up the seven good ears.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1324/) - [Snap a chicken bone from Sunday dinner and it is hollow, with thin struts inside like a bridge, light but strong.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/33-birds-feathers-wings-eggs-and-flight/2/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «thin» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/thin/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.