bullock
part of speech
noun (a bullock, bullocks)
meaning for a pupil
1) A young male cow that has been castrated (had its parts removed so it cannot father calves), usually raised for beef. tree →
2) (US) A young bull. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A young bull, used very often as an offering, such as a sin-offering or burnt-offering, for a priest or for the whole community. Interpretation: The law of the bullock for a sin-offering is in Leviticus. The rabbis read it as a way to put right a mistake by the priest or by the community. Its blood was put on the altar, and the body was burned. In the primary lessons: In farm and geography lessons, bullocks are raised for meat or, in some countries (such as India), used to pull carts and ploughs. In stories, a bullock cart is an old or rural way to travel. It tells the reader we are on a farm.
examples
- one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering; (Torah NUM.7.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, at the door of the tent of meeting. (Torah EXO.29.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the anointed priest shall bring of the blood of the bullock to the tent of meeting. (Torah LEV.4.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- And when the bullock was slain, the child was brought to Eli. (Prophets 1SA.1.25, JPS 1917) tree →
- I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he-goats out of thy folds. (Writings PSA.50.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- And it shall please the LORD better than a bullock that hath horns and hoofs. (Writings PSA.69.32, JPS 1917) tree →
- The farmer moved the bullocks to the top field. tree →
- A pair of bullocks pulled the heavy cart. tree →
- The bullock grazed quietly by the river. tree →
- In India, bullock carts carry crops to market. tree →
- The bullocks crowded round the water trough. tree →
- Grandad sold three bullocks at the market. tree →
- “We do not understand,” said the bullocks. tree →
note
Countable: a bullock, bullocks. Farm words: a bull is an adult male that can father calves; a steer (US) or bullock (UK) is a castrated male; a cow is a female that has had a calf; a heifer is a young female. Do not confuse with «bollocks», a rude UK swear word.
In the corpora
- And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams.
- And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, at the door of the tent of meeting.
- And the anointed priest shall take of the blood of the bullock, and bring it to the tent of meeting.
- And the anointed priest shall bring of the blood of the bullock to the tent of meeting.
- one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering;
Trees and pragmatics
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