ammonite
part of speech
noun (an ammonite, ammonites)
meaning for a pupil
1) An ammonite is an extinct sea animal with a coiled shell, related to today's octopus, squid and nautilus. tree →
2) An ammonite is also the fossil of this animal, often found in rocks as a stone spiral. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah the Ammonites are a neighboring people descended from Lot, and not a fossil animal. They are not allowed to join the assembly of the LORD. Later books also name individual Ammonites, such as Zelek, a soldier of King David, and Tobiah, who mocked the builders of Jerusalem's wall. Interpretation: The rabbis explained this rule by the Ammonites' lack of kindness to Israel. They later taught that the ban applies only to Ammonite men, and that Ruth the Moabite became the great-grandmother of King David. Zelek shows that an Ammonite could live among Israel's warriors, while Tobiah is read as an enemy of the rebuilding. In the primary lessons: In science lessons on fossils and rocks, ammonites are among the commonest fossils, found on beaches such as the Jurassic Coast in Dorset and Whitby in Yorkshire, where Mary Anning collected them. They lived in the seas in the time of the dinosaurs and died out at the same time. Their spiral shell is also used in maths lessons to look at spirals. Phrases: «ammonite fossil», «fossil hunting», «coiled ammonite».
examples
- An Ammonite or a Moabite shall not enter into the assembly of the LORD; even to the tenth generation shall none of them enter into the assembly of the LORD for ever; (Torah DEU.23.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armour-bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah; (Prophets 2SA.23.37, JPS 1917) tree →
- Zelek the Ammonite, Nahrai the Berothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah; (Writings 1CH.11.39, JPS 1917) tree →
- Now Tobiah the Ammonite was by him, and he said: 'Even that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall break down their stone wall.' (Writings NEH.3.35, JPS 1917) tree →
- We found an ammonite fossil on the beach. tree →
- An ammonite has a shell shaped like a spiral. tree →
- Ammonites died out at the same time as the dinosaurs. tree →
- Mary Anning collected ammonites at Lyme Regis. tree →
- The museum has an ammonite as big as a car tyre. tree →
- Ammonites were related to squid and octopuses. tree →
note
Use «an»: «an ammonite». Plural «ammonites». In the Bible, «Ammonites» (capital A) were an ancient people living east of the River Jordan — a different meaning.
In the corpora
- That also is accounted a land of Rephaim: Rephaim dwelt therein aforetime; but the Ammonites call them Zamzummim,
- Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Beerothite, armour-bearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah;
- For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the detestation of the Ammonites.
- Zelek the Ammonite, Nahrai the Berothite, the armour-bearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah;
- In Whitby in England, people once carved snake heads on ammonites and sold them as snakes turned to stone.
Trees and pragmatics
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