buckler
part of speech
noun (bucklers)
meaning for a pupil
1) A small round shield held in the hand, used in old times (old use). tree →
2) (verb, rare) to protect with a shield. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A buckler is a small shield. It is often used as a picture of God's protection. Interpretation: The Psalms call God a shield and buckler for those who trust Him. Tradition reads this as meaning that God guards the faithful as a soldier is guarded in battle. In the primary lessons: a shield carried by a warrior in a fight in old tales
examples
- Make ready buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. (Prophets JER.46.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise up to my help. (Writings PSA.35.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- He runneth upon him with a stiff neck, with the thick bosses of his bucklers. (Writings JOB.15.26, JPS 1917) tree →
- In a moment the heavens rang to the clash of swords on bucklers. tree →
- He swung his buckler forward to guard himself. tree →
- The knight raised his buckler against the blow. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
- Make ready buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
- Take hold of shield and buckler, and rise up to my help.
- He runneth upon him with a stiff neck, with the thick bosses of his bucklers.
Trees and pragmatics
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