bones
part of speech
noun (plural of bone: a bone, bones); verb (bone — to take bones out of fish or meat)
meaning for a pupil
1) The hard white parts inside your body that make your skeleton. tree →
2) Pieces of these from animals, for example in meat or fish, or given to a dog. tree →
3) In phrases: the main parts or outline (the bare bones of a story). tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Bones are also used for the remains of a dead person. In the psalms and wisdom books they stand for the whole body, its strength and health. Interpretation: Joseph made Israel promise to take his bones out of Egypt. Tradition says Moses carried them and that they were buried in Shechem in the Promised Land. The psalms say God keeps all the bones of the righteous, and Proverbs says wisdom is "marrow to thy bones," a picture of health. In the primary lessons: In science: an adult has 206 bones, a baby has about 300 that join together; bones support the body, protect organs (the skull protects the brain, ribs protect the heart and lungs) and work with muscles to move; calcium from milk and exercise keep bones strong. In first aid: a broken bone needs a doctor, keep it still. Phrases: broken bones, skull and bones, chicken bones, bone dry, bare bones, funny bone, feel it in my bones.
examples
- And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel, saying: 'God will surely remember you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence.' (Torah GEN.50.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the man said: 'This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.' (Torah GEN.2.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him; for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying: 'God will surely remember you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you.' (Torah EXO.13.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- He keepeth all his bones; not one of them is broken. (Writings PSA.34.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- I may count all my bones; they look and gloat over me. (Writings PSA.22.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones. (Writings PRO.3.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- Your bones make up your skeleton. tree →
- The skull is made of bones that protect the brain. tree →
- Milk and cheese help keep your bones strong. tree →
- She broke two bones in her arm. tree →
- Our dog loves chewing bones. tree →
- Careful, there are small bones in the fish. tree →
- Dinosaur bones are in the museum. tree →
- Babies are born with more bones than adults. tree →
- Give me black bones to eat! tree →
note
Singular: bone (one bone). Say «bonz». Dogs should not be given cooked chicken bones — they can splinter. Your «funny bone» is really a nerve in your elbow, not a bone. In maths: «206 bones in an adult» is a common fact.
In the corpora
- And they took their bones, and buried them under the tamarisk-tree in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.
- 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.
- Be gracious unto me, O LORD, for I languish away; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are affrighted.
- I may count all my bones; they look and gloat over me.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «bones» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.