[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/grizzled/)

[dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [G](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/g/) / grizzled

# grizzled

adjective

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

## In Jewish tradition

It names one of the markings of Jacob's goats, along with streaked and speckled.

**Interpretation.** Jacob sees in a dream that the goats are marked, and tradition reads this as God's help in justly increasing his flock against Laban's tricks.

### Meaning

Marked with gray or white patches, spotted or speckled with gray. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grizzled/#m1)

### Examples

- And he said: Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the he-goats which leap upon the flock are streaked, speckled, and grizzled; for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee. (Torah GEN.31.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grizzled/#x1)
- And it came to pass at the time that the flock conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the he-goats which leaped upon the flock were streaked, speckled, and grizzled. (Torah GEN.31.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grizzled/#x2)
- and in the third chariot white horses; and in the fourth chariot grizzled bay horses. (Prophets ZEC.6.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grizzled/#x3)
- That wherein are the black horses goeth forth toward the north country; and the white went forth after them; and the grizzled went forth toward the south country; (Prophets ZEC.6.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/grizzled/#x4)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

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