Elamur Dictionary⌕
☰
dictionaries / English / C / crevice

crevice

noun (crevice, crevices)

«crevice» 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

A narrow crack or gap in rock, wood or a wall. tree →

In the lessons

in tales, a gap where plants can grow or light can get in

Examples

  • A small tree grew from a crevice in the rock. tree →
  • Grass grew out of the crevice in the wall. tree →
  • Light came through the crevices in the shutters. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

A narrow crack in rock. In Isaiah, people hide in caves and crevices from the terror of the LORD.

Interpretation. Read as a picture of the day of God's judgment, when human pride cannot stand and people flee in fear.

Examples

  • To go into the clefts of the rocks, and into the crevices of the crags, from before the terror of the LORD, and from the glory of His majesty, when he ariseth to shake mightily the earth. (Prophets ISA.2.21, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/crevice/