awl
part of speech
noun (awls)
meaning for a pupil
An awl is a small, sharp, pointed tool used to make holes in leather, wood or cloth, for example when sewing. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it is the tool used to pierce the ear of a servant who chooses to stay with his master instead of going free in the seventh year. Interpretation: Tradition says the ear is pierced because it heard at Sinai that Israelites are God's servants, yet this man chose a human master. It teaches that freedom is a gift to value. In the primary lessons: in old tales a craftsman's or animal's tool for piercing leather.
examples
- then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust it through his ear and into the door, and he shall be thy bondman for ever. (Torah DEU.15.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- then his master shall bring him unto God, and shall bring him to the door, or unto the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever. (Torah EXO.21.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- He took an awl and heated it red-hot. tree →
- Mother badger pierced the buckskin with her sharp awl. tree →
note
nothing for maths.
Trees and pragmatics
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