bone
part of speech
noun (a bone, bones); verb (bone, bones, boned, boning — remove bones)
meaning for a pupil
1) A bone is one of the hard, white parts inside the body of a person or animal that make up its skeleton. tree →
2) To bone fish or meat means to take the bones out. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: "Bone of my bones" means a close relative. David uses "my bone and my flesh" to call the elders of Judah his kin, and Proverbs says a soft tongue "breaketh the bone," meaning gentle words can overcome hard hearts. Tradition says that not breaking a bone of the Passover lamb shows respect and care and that the meal is eaten in an orderly way. In the primary lessons: In science, an adult human has 206 bones; they hold the body up, protect organs (the skull protects the brain, the ribs the heart and lungs) and work with muscles to move us. Calcium in milk and exercise help make bones strong. In safety, a broken bone needs a doctor; helmets and pads protect bones. Animals with backbones are vertebrates. Dogs love to chew bones. Phrases: «bone dry», «a bone to pick with you» (a complaint), «lazy bones».
examples
- Issachar is a large-boned ass, couching down between the sheep-folds. (Torah GEN.49.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Laban said to him: 'Surely thou art my bone and my flesh.' And he abode with him the space of a month. (Torah GEN.29.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- they shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break a bone thereof; according to all the statute of the passover they shall keep it. (Torah NUM.9.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- And say ye to Amasa: Art thou not my bone and my flesh? (Prophets 2SA.19.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. (Writings PRO.25.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone. (Writings JOB.31.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- The skull is the bone that protects your brain. tree →
- She broke a bone in her arm. tree →
- Adults have 206 bones. tree →
- The dog buried a bone in the garden. tree →
- Milk helps build strong bones. tree →
- Watch out for small bones in the fish. tree →
- Your thigh bone is the longest bone in your body. tree →
- The ground was bone dry after the hot summer. tree →
- A Wolf once got a bone stuck in his throat. tree →
note
Countable: a bone, bones. «Bony» = thin with bones showing, or full of bones. Myth: babies have fewer bones than adults — actually babies have more (about 300), and some join together as they grow. Bones are alive and can heal.
In the corpora
- Issachar is a large-boned ass, couching down between the sheep-folds.
- And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk-tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
- And say ye to Amasa: Art thou not my bone and my flesh?
- And he broke in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and filled their places with the bones of men.
- Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live.
Trees and pragmatics
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