barricade

«barricade» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A wall or circle of wagons, carts and goods set up to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun

meaning for a pupil

A wall or circle of wagons, carts and goods set up to block a way or to protect a camp. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the story of Saul it means the ring of baggage-wagons around the camp where the king slept. Interpretation: David spared the sleeping Saul even though he could have killed him. The tradition reads this as respect for the LORD's anointed king.

examples

• So David and Abishai came to the people by night; and, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the barricade, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; and Abner and the people lay round about him. (Prophets 1SA.26.7, JPS 1917) tree →

note

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Trees and pragmatics

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