breath
part of speech
noun (a breath, breaths; breath — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Breath is the air that goes into and out of your lungs. tree →
2) A breath is one time of breathing in and out. tree →
3) «Out of breath» means breathing fast because you ran or worked hard. tree →
4) A breath of wind is a light movement of air. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah breath is the life that God gives to living things. It is more than air, and is nearly the same as spirit. In the later books it is also a picture of something fleeting, and of fire from a monster's mouth. Interpretation: Tradition reads Genesis 2:7 as saying that the human being has a spiritual part given by God, the soul or neshamah, which is itself related to the Hebrew word for breath. The last line of Psalms, "Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD," is read as calling every living creature to praise God. The psalmist also says human days end "as a breath," a picture of how short life is. In the primary lessons: In science and health, breath carries oxygen in and carbon dioxide out; you can see your breath on cold days because the water in it condenses. In feelings lessons, «take a deep breath» helps you calm down. In swimming, «hold your breath» under water. Phrases: «take a deep breath», «hold your breath», «out of breath», «catch your breath», «under your breath» (very quietly), «a breath of fresh air» (something new and pleasant).
examples
- all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, whatsoever was in the dry land, died. (Torah GEN.7.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life. (Torah GEN.7.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. (Torah GEN.2.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. (Writings PSA.150.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. (Writings JOB.41.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- Therefore He ended their days as a breath, and their years in terror. (Writings PSA.78.33, JPS 1917) tree →
- Take a deep breath and count to five. tree →
- I was out of breath after the race. tree →
- Hold your breath under the water. tree →
- You can see your breath when it's cold. tree →
- He said something under his breath. tree →
- Stop and catch your breath. tree →
- Brush your teeth for fresh breath. tree →
- The new teacher was a breath of fresh air. tree →
- On the hilltop he paused for breath. tree →
note
«Breath» (noun, short «e», rhymes with «death») vs «breathe» (verb, long «ee»): «Breathe in and take a breath». Uncountable for air, countable for one in-and-out.
In the corpora
- And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life.
- all in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, whatsoever was in the dry land, died.
- Cease ye from man, in whose nostrils is a breath; for how little is he to be accounted!
- Ye conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble; your breath is a fire that shall devour you.
- The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; because the breath of the LORD bloweth upon it — surely the people is grass.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «breath» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.