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# heaviness

noun (no plural in common use)

«heaviness» 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. Heaviness is the state of being heavy, in weight or in feeling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaviness/#m1)
2. Heaviness can mean a dull, sad feeling in the mind or body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaviness/#m2)

### In the lessons

in stories, heaviness shows tiredness or sadness, or weight in the air or on a person

### Examples

- He felt a heaviness in his legs after the long climb. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaviness/#x1)
- A heaviness fell over the village when the bell tolled. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaviness/#x2)
- The heaviness of the storm clouds made the day dark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/heaviness/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

A heavy sadness or grief of the heart.

**Interpretation.** The Psalms and Proverbs show that sorrow can hide behind laughter. Tradition reads the psalmist's prayer as a plea to be lifted up by God's word.

### Examples

- My soul melteth away for heaviness; sustain me according unto Thy word. (Writings PSA.119.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heaviness/#x1)
- Even in laughter the heart acheth; and the end of mirth is heaviness. (Writings PRO.14.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/heaviness/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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