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# red

adjective (red, redder, reddest); noun (red, reds)

«red» 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. Red is the color of strawberries, blood and fire trucks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/red/#m1)
2. Red hair is orange-brown hair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/red/#m2)
3. To go red is to blush, when your face turns pink from shame or heat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/red/#m3)
4. «In the red» means owing money, having less than nothing in the bank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/red/#m4)
5. (casual) «Red» can mean red wine; «redhead», «ginger» (UK, Australia) and «bluey» (Australian slang, a red-haired person) are words for red hair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/red/#m5)
6. (casual) «See red» means get very angry; «paint the town red» means go out and have fun; «red-letter day» means a very special day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/red/#m6)
7. (rude) «Ginger» or «carrot top» used to tease is unkind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/red/#m7)
8. (formal) Exams and science say «crimson», «scarlet» (shades of red), «red in hue» and «a deficit» for in the red. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/red/#m8)

### In the lessons

a color that names a kind: red apples, red peaches, red marbles; on traffic lights red means stop; on paper, red often marks mistakes or danger; phrases «red light», «in the red» (owing money), «red-handed», «see red» (be angry), «red tape» (too many rules), «red card» (sent off in football); in casual talk «ginger», «redhead», «went bright red»; in rough talk «oi, carrot top» (teasing, unkind), «I saw red and threw the ball»; in the exam voice «items of a red hue», «the proportion of red counters», «a deficit»

### Examples

- There are 7 red peaches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/red/#x1)
- How many red apples are in the basket? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/red/#x2)
- She has 12 red and 8 blue marbles. How many more red than green? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/red/#x3)
- Stop when the light is red. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/red/#x4)
- His face went red when he forgot his lines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/red/#x5)
- The teacher marked my mistakes in red. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/red/#x6)
- Red, yellow and blue are primary colors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/red/#x7)
- The thief was caught red-handed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/red/#x8)
- He got a red card and was sent off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/red/#x9)
- I saw red when he took 3 of my cards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/red/#x10)
- A bag contains 12 counters of a red hue and 8 of a blue hue. Determine the aggregate number of counters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/red/#x11)
- The shop is in the red: it owes 500 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/red/#x12)
- The red horseman appeared--the sun rose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/red/#x13)

### Note

A kind word, not a quantity. It picks the group. Trap: «how many apples» may add all colors, «how many red» only one. «of a red hue» in an exam just means red. «in the red» means owing money, a minus amount. «Red» sounds like «read» (past of «read»). Safety: a red light or a red sign means stop or danger.

## In Jewish tradition

The Psalms recall the wonders God did at the Red Sea, where He divided the sea. In Zechariah, the first chariot has red horses, as part of a vision of God's messengers going through the earth.

**Interpretation.** Tradition sees the red-dyed skins as part of the Tabernacle's covering; the Red Sea is the sea Israel crossed on leaving Egypt. The Psalms' praise of the dividing of the sea is repeated in prayer.

### Examples

- and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia-wood; (Torah EXO.25.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/red/#x1)
- And they journeyed from Elim, and pitched by the Red Sea. (Torah NUM.33.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/red/#x2)
- His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. (Torah GEN.49.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/red/#x3)
- Wondrous works in the land of Ham, terrible things by the Red Sea. (Writings PSA.106.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/red/#x4)
- In the first chariot were red horses; and in the second chariot black horses; (Prophets ZEC.6.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/red/#x5)
- To Him who divided the Red Sea in sunder, for His mercy endureth for ever; (Writings PSA.136.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/red/#x6)

### Note

A kind word, not a quantity. It picks the group. Trap: «how many apples» may add all colors, «how many red» only one. «of a red hue» in an exam just means red. «in the red» means owing money, a minus amount. «Red» sounds like «read» (past of «read»). Safety: a red light or a red sign means stop or danger.

## On Mova

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