balm

«balm» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a thick, oily cream or ointment that soothes, heals or… — 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 (a balm, balms; balm — uncountable); lip balm

meaning for a pupil

1) A balm is a thick, oily cream or ointment that soothes, heals or protects the skin. tree →

2) A balm is anything that comforts or calms you, as in «Music was a balm to her». tree →

3) Balm can also be a sweet-smelling herb, such as lemon balm, used to make teas. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Genesis this is a sweet-smelling resin from Gilead that was traded as a spice and used as medicine. Interpretation: Gilead's balm later became a symbol of healing in the Bible, and here it is part of the caravan that takes Joseph down to Egypt. In the primary lessons: In everyday life and health: lip balm stops lips cracking in cold or windy weather; balms soothe dry skin, bites and small sores. In stories it is used for comfort and healing, sometimes in old magical tales. Lemon balm is also a herb.

examples

• And they sat down to eat bread; and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing spicery and balm and ladanum, going to carry it down to Egypt. (Torah GEN.37.25, JPS 1917) tree →
• Is there no balm in Gilead? (Prophets JER.8.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed, wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed. (Prophets JER.51.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin daughter of Egypt; in vain dost thou use many medicines; there is no cure for thee. (Prophets JER.46.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• Put on lip balm so your lips don't crack. tree →
• Grandma rubbed balm on my itchy bite. tree →
• The cool breeze was a balm after the hot day. tree →
• This balm smells of mint. tree →
• Lemon balm grows in our herb garden. tree →
• His kind words were a balm to her sadness. tree →

note

The l is silent: «balm» sounds like «bahm». Do not confuse with «bomb» or with «palm» (of the hand or a tree). Adjective: balmy («a balmy evening» = warm and pleasant).

In the corpora

• Is there no balm in Gilead?
• Babylon is suddenly fallen and destroyed, wail for her; take balm for her pain, if so be she may be healed.
• Cold wind and dry heating take water from the skin; licking your lips makes them more chapped, and lip balm helps.

Trees and pragmatics

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