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# drawing

noun (a drawing, drawings; drawing as an activity); verb form (drawing, from draw)

«drawing» 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

1. A drawing is a picture made with a pencil, pen or crayon, mostly with lines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drawing/#m1)
2. Drawing is the art or activity of making pictures like this. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drawing/#m2)
3. Drawing is also the «-ing» form of «draw», as in drawing a line, drawing the curtains or drawing a raffle ticket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drawing/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school art, maths and science pupils make drawings: labelled drawings of plants, drawings of shapes, scale drawings. In stories a drawing may be a clue or a gift. Phrases: «a drawing of», «a scale drawing», «drawing a line», «drawing near» (coming closer), «drawing the curtains».

### Examples

- I did a drawing of my cat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drawing/#x1)
- Drawing is my favourite lesson. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drawing/#x2)
- Make a labelled drawing of a flower. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drawing/#x3)
- We pinned our drawings on the wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drawing/#x4)
- She is drawing a triangle with a ruler. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drawing/#x5)
- The day was drawing to a close. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drawing/#x6)
- Dad is drawing the curtains because it is dark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drawing/#x7)
- The winner of the raffle is being drawn now, and they are drawing the tickets from a hat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drawing/#x8)

### Note

As a noun it is countable (a drawing) or uncountable (I love drawing). Do not confuse «drawing» with «drawer» (a box in a desk). In maths a scale drawing keeps all lengths in the same ratio, for example one centimetre for one metre.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah the letters are set around a circle, and the 231 lines joining them are called "gates", showing all the ways letters can combine. In the primary lessons: In school art, maths and science pupils make drawings: labelled drawings of plants, drawings of shapes, scale drawings. In stories a drawing may be a clue or a gift. Phrases: «a drawing of», «a scale drawing», «drawing a line», «drawing near» (coming closer), «drawing the curtains».

### Examples

- Drawing the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet around the edge of a circle, it takes 231 lines, here called שְׁעָרִים sheʽarim ‘gates’, to connect every possible combination of 2 letters. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drawing/#x1)

### Note

As a noun it is countable (a drawing) or uncountable (I love drawing). Do not confuse «drawing» with «drawer» (a box in a desk). In maths a scale drawing keeps all lengths in the same ratio, for example one centimetre for one metre.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «drawing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drawing/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«drawing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drawing.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «drawing» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/drawing/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«drawing» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/drawing.html) on Mova free.