charm

«charm» in Mova's judaism dictionary: The power to please or attract people (He has lots of charm) — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (charm, uncountable; a charm, charms); verb (charm, charms, charmed, charming)

meaning for a pupil

1) The power to please or attract people (He has lots of charm). tree →

2) A small ornament, often on a bracelet (a charm bracelet). tree →

3) An object or words believed to bring good luck or magic (a lucky charm). tree →

4) To please or attract someone. tree →

5) To control by magic (charm a snake). tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To use spells or music to calm a snake, or to use magic words to turn away harm. Interpretation: The Torah forbids sorcery and charming, so Isaiah's mockery of Babylon's spells is read as showing that magic cannot stop God's judgment. In the primary lessons: In stories: magic charms and spells; a charming prince. In everyday life: lucky charms, charm bracelets. Phrases: work like a charm (work very well), third time's a charm (US), turn on the charm.

examples

• If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then the charmer hath no advantage. (Writings ECC.10.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• For, behold, I will send serpents, basilisks, among you, which will not be charmed; and they shall bite you, saith the LORD. (Prophets JER.8.17, JPS 1917) tree →
• Yet shall evil came upon thee; thou shalt not know how to charm it away; and calamity shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it away; and ruin shall come upon thee suddenly, before thou knowest. (Prophets ISA.47.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• The old house has a lot of charm. tree →
• Her charm bracelet has six tiny charms. tree →
• He carries a lucky charm in his pocket. tree →
• The puppy charmed everyone at the park. tree →
• The fixed bike works like a charm. tree →
• The witch put a charm on the castle. tree →
• Third time's a charm! tree →

note

Adjective: charming (pleasant, delightful). Myth: lucky charms do not really change luck. «Charmed» can mean protected as if by magic (a charmed life).

In the corpora

• If the serpent bite before it is charmed, then the charmer hath no advantage.

Trees and pragmatics

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