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blackness

noun (no plural)

«blackness» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

The state of being very dark or black, with little or no light. tree →

In the lessons

the deep dark of a night, a cave, or a forest, where nothing can be seen; in tales, a place where things move unseen.

Examples

  • We could see nothing in the blackness of the cave. tree →
  • The owl flew out of the blackness. tree →
  • Stars shone far above in the blackness of the sky. tree →

Note

nothing for maths.

In Jewish tradition

the deep dark of a night, a cave, or a forest, where nothing can be seen; in tales, a place where things move unseen.

Examples

  • I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering. (Prophets ISA.50.3, JPS 1917) tree →
  • At their presence the peoples are in anguish; all faces have gathered blackness. (Prophets JOL.2.6, JPS 1917) tree →
  • In the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the blackness of night and the darkness. (Writings PRO.7.9, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths.

On Mova

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