bowstring

«bowstring» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the cord on a bow that is pulled back to shoot an arrow — 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 (bowstring, bowstrings)

meaning for a pupil

The bowstring is the cord on a bow that is pulled back to shoot an arrow. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The cord of a bow, as in Samson's story. Delilah binds him with fresh bowstrings. Interpretation: Samson's strength came from his vow as a Nazirite, and the story warns that it could be lost when he gave away his secret. In the primary lessons: in old tales archers twang their bowstrings to send arrows flying

examples

• For thou shalt make them turn their back, thou shalt make ready with thy bowstrings against the face of them. (Writings PSA.21.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh bowstrings which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. (Prophets JDG.16.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Samson said unto her: 'If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings that were never dried, then shall I become weak, and be as any other man.' (Prophets JDG.16.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• He pulled back the bowstring. tree →
• The archers twanged their bowstrings. tree →
• The bowstring snapped. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• For thou shalt make them turn their back, thou shalt make ready with thy bowstrings against the face of them.

Trees and pragmatics

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