basilisk

«basilisk» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a monstrous serpent or lizard whose look could kill — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (basilisks)

meaning for a pupil

1) In old fairy tales, a basilisk is a monstrous serpent or lizard whose look could kill. tree →

2) A basilisk is a real lizard of warm places that can run across water on its back legs. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is a dangerous serpent, probably a kind of venomous snake. The Hebrew word names a snake that cannot be charmed. Interpretation: Isaiah's picture of a child playing safely by a basilisk's den is read as a sign of the peace of the Messiah's time, when nothing will hurt or destroy. In the primary lessons: in fairy tales, a dangerous creature whose glance is deadly, often met by a brave hero.

examples

• At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like a basilisk. (Writings PRO.23.32, JPS 1917) tree →
• For, behold, I will send serpents, basilisks, among you, which will not be charmed; and they shall bite you, saith the LORD. (Prophets JER.8.17, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the basilisk's den. (Prophets ISA.11.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• The knight feared the basilisk's deadly stare. tree →
• In the story, a basilisk guarded the golden well. tree →
• Some lizards can run on water, like the basilisk. tree →

note

nothing for maths.

In the corpora

• At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like a basilisk.

Trees and pragmatics

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