army
part of speech
noun (an army, armies)
meaning for a pupil
1) An army is a large group of soldiers trained to fight on land for a country. tree →
2) An army is a very large group of people or animals doing something together, like an army of ants. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah an army is often a force of soldiers, and Israel is also called the hosts of the LORD. In Sefer Yetzirah the "armies" are the forces of the cosmos. Interpretation: God is called "Lord of Hosts", meaning ruler of all armies, whether human or heavenly. Sefer Yetzirah pictures the seven planets and twelve signs as an ordered army. In the primary lessons: In history lessons armies fight wars, defend countries and build forts and walls. In everyday life a country's army also helps in floods, fires and other disasters. In science and stories «an army of ants», «an army of volunteers» means a huge number. Phrases: «join the army», «army base», «army of helpers».
examples
- And the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, in front of Baal-zephon. (Torah EXO.14.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Three Fathers and their generations, Seven conquerors and their armies, and Twelve bounds of the Universe. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- In two and thirty most occult and wonderful paths of wisdom did JAH the Lord of Hosts engrave his name: God of the armies of Israel, ever-living God, merciful and gracious, sublime, dwelling on high, who inhabiteth eternity. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
- Is there any number of His armies? (Writings JOB.25.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army. (Prophets 1SA.17.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- Now the king had sent with me captains of the army and horsemen. (Writings NEH.2.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- The Roman army built long straight roads. tree →
- My uncle joined the army after school. tree →
- An army of ants marched across the path. tree →
- The army helped people after the flood. tree →
- An army of volunteers cleaned up the beach. tree →
- The castle was attacked by a huge army. tree →
- I saw the army being reviewed. tree →
note
Countable: an army, armies (y → ies). Army is for land; the navy is at sea, the air force in the air. A soldier is one person in an army. Adjective: military.
In the corpora
- And Israel and the Philistines put the battle in array, army against army.
- So these went out of the city, the young men of the princes of the provinces, and the army which followed them.
- And the king of Assyria sent Rab-shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army.
- And it came to pass, that when the army of the Chaldeans was broken up from Jerusalem for fear of Pharaoh's army,
- Kings of armies flee, they flee; and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.
Trees and pragmatics
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