branch
part of speech
noun (a branch, branches); verb (branch, branches, branched, branching)
meaning for a pupil
1) A branch is a part of a tree that grows out from the trunk and has smaller twigs and leaves. tree →
2) A branch is one of the shops, offices or libraries that belong to the same company or group: a branch of a bank. tree →
3) A branch is a part of something bigger that splits off: a branch of a river, a branch of science. tree →
4) To branch (out) means to split into parts, or to start doing new things. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah a branch is a tree or vine limb, and also an arm of the golden lampstand, the menorah, which had six branches. In the later books a branch is also a picture of a person's family or life, which can wither or flourish. Interpretation: Tradition sees the menorah as a tree of light, with its branches and flowers. Some read its seven lamps as a sign of wisdom and of Israel's light. Job says a wicked man's branch withers, and the psalmist pictures Israel as a vine that sent its branches to the sea. In the primary lessons: In science trees are made of roots, a trunk, branches and leaves; branches hold leaves up to the sunlight. In maths a tree diagram has branches that show choices. In safety lessons: don't climb on thin or dead branches, which can break, and watch for falling branches in strong winds. In family history, a family tree has branches for each side of the family. Phrases: branch out, branch off, olive branch (a sign of peace), local branch.
examples
- So for the six branches going out of the candlestick. (Torah EXO.37.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Joseph said unto him: 'This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days; (Torah GEN.40.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a fountain; its branches run over the wall. (Torah GEN.49.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- His roots shall dry up beneath, and above shall his branch wither. (Writings JOB.18.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be leafy. (Writings JOB.15.32, JPS 1917) tree →
- She sent out her branches unto the sea, and her shoots unto the River. (Writings PSA.80.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- The bird sat on a branch of the oak tree. tree →
- Don't climb on that thin branch; it might break. tree →
- Strong winds blew a big branch onto the road. tree →
- Our bank has a branch in the high street. tree →
- Biology is a branch of science. tree →
- The path branches into two near the river. tree →
- Mum's side is one branch of our family tree. tree →
- The library has a new branch near our school. tree →
- ‘Oh, just a little branch sticking out. tree →
note
Plural: branches (add -es). A twig is a small, thin branch. «Branch off» means split away: «a small road branches off the main road». In a maths tree diagram, each branch shows one possible choice or result.
In the corpora
- And Joseph said unto him: 'This is the interpretation of it: the three branches are three days;
- Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a fountain; its branches run over the wall.
- Their knops and their branches shall be of one piece with it; the whole of it one beaten work of pure gold.
- So for the six branches going out of the candlestick.
- Their knops and their branches were of one piece with it; the whole of it was one beaten work of pure gold.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «branch» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.