almond

«almond» in Mova's judaism dictionary: An oval nut with a brown skin, from the almond tree… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an almond, almonds)

meaning for a pupil

1) An oval nut with a brown skin, from the almond tree, eaten raw, roasted or used in baking. tree →

2) The tree that the nut grows on, with pink or white blossom. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah the almond-shaped cups on the golden menorah of the Tabernacle were made like almond blossoms. Interpretation: The almond tree blooms early, and the rabbis link its Hebrew name shaked to watchfulness. Aaron's staff also blossomed with almonds. In the primary lessons: Everyday and food: almond milk, almond cake, marzipan is made from almonds. Safety: some children have a nut allergy, so almonds may be banned in school lunches. Phrases: almond milk, ground almonds, almond-shaped eyes.

examples

• And in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof. (Torah EXO.25.34, JPS 1917) tree →
• And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof; (Torah EXO.37.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower. (Torah EXO.37.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying: 'Jeremiah, what seest thou?' And I said: 'I see a rod of an almond-tree.' (Prophets JER.1.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• She put almonds on her porridge. tree →
• Almond milk is made from almonds and water. tree →
• Marzipan is made from ground almonds and sugar. tree →
• My friend is allergic to almonds, so we don't share snacks. tree →
• The almond tree had pink blossom. tree →
• The bag contained 30 almonds shared among 5 children. tree →
• On the left, just where the heart is, the gingerbread man had an almond stuck in to represent it, but the maiden was honey cake all over. tree →

note

Pronounced AH-mund (UK, the l is often silent) or AH-mund / AL-mund (US). Countable. Allergy safety: check labels for nuts.

In the corpora

• And in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof.
• And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;
• Apples, almonds, strawberries and coffee all need pollinators.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «almond» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.