bride

«bride» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A woman on her wedding day, or a woman who has just got… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a bride, brides)

meaning for a pupil

1) A woman on her wedding day, or a woman who has just got married. tree →

2) (church, Bible) Christians sometimes call the church «the bride of Christ», a picture of Jesus's love for his people. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A woman at her wedding. In the Song of Songs and the prophets, it is a picture of love between God and Israel. Interpretation: Tradition reads the Song of Songs as love between God and Israel. The Sabbath is welcomed as a bride, and brides appear in the seven wedding blessings. In the primary lessons: In stories and family life the bride wears a special dress and walks up the aisle; her partner is the groom (bridegroom). In church weddings the bride and groom make promises (vows). Phrases: «bride and groom», «the bride's father», «bride-to-be», «the bride wore white», «here comes the bride».

examples

• Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? (Prophets JER.2.32, JPS 1917) tree →
• A garden shut up is my sister, my bride; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. (Writings SNG.4.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, my bride; thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one bead of thy necklace. (Writings SNG.4.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• The bride wore a long white dress. tree →
• The bride and groom cut the cake together. tree →
• My aunt will be a bride next spring. tree →
• The flower girl walked in front of the bride. tree →
• Everyone stood up when the bride came in. tree →
• In the fairy tale the princess became the prince's bride. tree →
• The bride's father made a funny speech. tree →
• The bride was delighted with it. tree →

note

Countable noun. Adjective: bridal (bridal dress). A bridesmaid helps the bride. The man is the groom or bridegroom. Not to be confused with «bribe» (money given to make someone do wrong) or «pride».

In the corpora

• Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire?
• A garden shut up is my sister, my bride; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
• Bridesmaids are friends or relatives who help the bride and walk with her, and children can be flower girls or page boys.
• An old Jewish teaching says every bride should be praised on her wedding day as beautiful.

Trees and pragmatics

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