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# hoar

adjective (no comparative in use)

«hoar» 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. Hoar means white or grey, especially of frost, as in «hoar frost». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoar/#m1)
2. (old use) Hoar means very old or ancient, as in «hoar antiquity». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoar/#m2)

### In the lessons

an old word for white-grey frost; in the lessons it can mean very old times

### Examples

- Trees were covered with hoar frost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoar/#x1)
- The hoar grass sparkled in the morning sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoar/#x2)
- The tale comes from hoar antiquity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hoar/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

"Hoar-frost" is frost, used to describe the manna's fine, white flakes.

**Interpretation.** Tradition says the manna fell with a layer of dew below and above it, so it stayed fresh and clean.

### Examples

- And when the layer of dew was gone up, behold upon the face of the wilderness a fine, scale-like thing, fine as the hoar-frost on the ground. (Torah EXO.16.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hoar/#x1)
- And the hoar-frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? (Writings JOB.38.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hoar/#x2)
- He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. (Writings PSA.147.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hoar/#x3)
- Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace. (Prophets 1KI.2.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hoar/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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