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# weeping

«weeping» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Crying with tears** — 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 form (-ing of weep); adjective (weeping); noun (weeping — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Crying with tears. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/weeping/#m1)

2) adjective Describes a tree whose branches hang down towards the ground, like a weeping willow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/weeping/#m2)

3) adjective Describes a wound or sore that lets out liquid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/weeping/#m3)

4) noun The sound or act of crying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/weeping/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The thirty days of weeping for Moses are the model for the thirty-day period of mourning in Jewish law. In the Psalms "mingled my drink with weeping" is a picture of deep sorrow, and Job's reddened face shows how long he wept. In the primary lessons: In stories «weeping» shows deep sadness; in nature lessons «weeping willow» is a tree with long drooping branches beside rivers and ponds. Phrases: «weeping willow», «weeping and wailing», «a weeping wound».

### examples

- Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this people? for they trouble me with their weeping, saying: Give us flesh, that we may eat. (Torah NUM.11.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/weeping/#x1)
- And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days; so the days of weeping in the mourning for Moses were ended. (Torah DEU.34.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/weeping/#x2)
- And Moses heard the people weeping, family by family, every man at the door of his tent; and the anger of the LORD was kindled greatly; and Moses was displeased. (Torah NUM.11.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/weeping/#x3)
- For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping, (Writings PSA.102.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/weeping/#x4)
- And her husband went with her, weeping as he went, and followed her to Bahurim. (Prophets 2SA.3.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/weeping/#x5)
- My face is reddened with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death; (Writings JOB.16.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/weeping/#x6)
- The boy was weeping because his kite was lost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/weeping/#x7)
- A weeping willow hangs over the duck pond. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/weeping/#x8)
- We heard weeping from the next room. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/weeping/#x9)
- The nurse cleaned the weeping cut and put a plaster on. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/weeping/#x10)
- The weeping cherry in our garden has pink flowers in spring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/weeping/#x11)
- In the Bible story there was weeping when the people heard the news. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/weeping/#x12)
- I think she was actually weeping. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/weeping/#x13)

### note

From weep (past: wept). As an adjective it comes before the noun: a weeping willow. «Weeping» trees are not sad — the name is about the shape of their branches.

### In the corpora

- [And her husband went with her, weeping as he went, and followed her to Bahurim.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.85/)
- [Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.63/)
- [For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1780/)
- [Though he goeth on his way weeping that beareth the measure of seed, he shall come home with joy, bearing his sheaves.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2395/)
- [My face is reddened with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.420/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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