art

«art» in Mova's judaism dictionary: making pictures, sculptures and other things that are… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (art, arts; an art)

meaning for a pupil

1) Art is making pictures, sculptures and other things that are beautiful or show ideas and feelings, like painting and drawing. tree →

2) Art is also the things made this way, like paintings in a gallery. tree →

3) An art is a skill that takes practice, such as the art of cooking. tree →

4) The arts are subjects like music, dance, drama, painting and literature. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "Art" here is an old form of "are", used with "thou", as in "thou art". In the primary lessons: At school, art is a lesson where pupils draw, paint, model clay and learn about artists. In everyday life people see art in galleries, museums and on walls. Phrases: art class, work of art, arts and crafts, art gallery, martial arts.

examples

• And I asked her, and said: Whose daughter art thou? (Torah GEN.24.47, JPS 1917) tree →
• and said: 'Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. (Torah GEN.24.23, JPS 1917) tree →
• 'Thou art this day to pass over the border of Moab, even Ar; (Torah DEU.2.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• Art thou become like unto us? (Prophets ISA.14.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• And he said unto me: Who art thou? (Prophets 2SA.1.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• Art thou the first man that was born? (Writings JOB.15.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• We have art on Tuesday afternoons. tree →
• I painted a sunflower in art class. tree →
• The museum has art from all over the world. tree →
• Her drawing is a real work of art. tree →
• We did arts and crafts with paper plates. tree →
• Cooking a perfect pancake is an art. tree →
• Karate is a martial art. tree →
• Cave people made art on rock walls long ago. tree →

note

Usually uncountable: art (not an art) when you mean the subject or works; countable in an art meaning a skill, and the arts. Person: artist. Adjectives: artistic, arty. Art is not only painting; music, dance and stories are arts too.

In the corpora

• And the LORD God called unto the man, and said unto him: 'Where art thou?'
• And the LORD said unto Cain: 'Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
• And now cursed art thou from the ground, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand.
• and said: 'Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee.
• And I asked her, and said: Whose daughter art thou?

Trees and pragmatics

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