bear

«bear» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a big, strong animal with thick fur, like a brown bear… — 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 (bear, bears); verb (bear, bears, bore, borne, bearing)

meaning for a pupil

1) A bear is a big, strong animal with thick fur, like a brown bear, polar bear or black bear. tree →

2) A teddy bear is a soft toy bear. tree →

3) To bear means to carry or hold up a weight: the bridge can bear 10 tons. tree →

4) To bear something also means to put up with it: I cannot bear the noise. tree →

5) To bear fruit is to grow fruit. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To carry, to give birth to, or to speak. To bear false witness is to tell lies about someone in court. Interpretation: The commandment against false witness is read as a ban on lying in court, and in later teaching on any false talk about a neighbour. To bear sin means to carry the blame for it. In the primary lessons: In maths: an animal or a teddy bear counted; «can bear 10 tons» is a limit, the most it can hold. In science: bears hibernate (sleep through winter); polar bears live in the Arctic. Safety: in parks with bears, keep food locked away and never go near a bear. Phrases: teddy bear, polar bear, bear in mind, cannot bear, bear weight, bear left (keep to the left).

examples

• Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. (Torah EXO.20.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour. (Torah DEU.5.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Bethuel begot Rebekah; these eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother. (Torah GEN.22.23, JPS 1917) tree →
• Will He bear grudge for ever? (Prophets JER.3.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• Or canst thou guide the Bear with her sons? (Writings JOB.38.32, JPS 1917) tree →
• Let the mountains bear peace to the people, and the hills, through righteousness. (Writings PSA.72.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• There are 12 teddy bears on the shelf. tree →
• A bear ate 6 fish. tree →
• Each bear sleeps 5 months a year. tree →
• The bridge can bear 10 tons. tree →
• Polar bears live in the Arctic. tree →
• Goldilocks met three bears. tree →
• Bear in mind that the shop closes early. tree →
• I cannot bear spiders! tree →
• The apple tree bears fruit in autumn. tree →
• I cannot bear it any longer! tree →

note

Homophone: «bare» (with nothing on) sounds the same. Verb past «bore», «borne». Just the thing counted. Trap: «can bear 10 tons» is a limit, the most it can hold.

In the corpora

• And again she bore his brother Abel.
• And Cain said unto the LORD: 'My punishment is greater than I can bear.
• And unto Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and Mehujael begot Methushael; and Methushael begot Lamech.
• And Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle.
• And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

Trees and pragmatics

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