cinnamon
part of speech
noun (cinnamon, uncountable); adjective (cinnamon-coloured)
meaning for a pupil
1) Cinnamon is a sweet, warm-tasting brown spice made from the dried bark of a tree, used in cakes, buns and drinks. tree →
2) Cinnamon is a light reddish-brown colour. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is one of the sweet spices in the holy anointing oil for the Tabernacle. In Proverbs and the Song of Songs it is a sweet perfume for a bed or a garden. Interpretation: The anointing oil made the Tabernacle and its priests holy. Its recipe was kept special and could not be used for ordinary purposes. The Song of Songs is read by the tradition as a love song between God and Israel, so its spices are signs of that love. In the primary lessons: In cooking lessons and everyday life cinnamon goes into cinnamon rolls, apple pie, porridge and hot chocolate. In geography and history, it is a spice that once came from Sri Lanka and was traded across the world. Phrases: a cinnamon stick, ground cinnamon, cinnamon bun.
examples
- 'Take thou also unto thee the chief spices, of flowing myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty, (Torah EXO.30.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. (Writings PRO.7.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- Spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices. (Writings SNG.4.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- Sprinkle some cinnamon on your porridge. tree →
- Grandma's apple pie smells of cinnamon. tree →
- We bought cinnamon buns at the bakery. tree →
- Cinnamon comes from the bark of a tree. tree →
- Stir your drink with a cinnamon stick. tree →
- The puppy had a soft cinnamon coat. tree →
- I took them gratefully, and as we went from one island to another I laid in stores of cloves, cinnamon, and other spices. tree →
note
Spelling: double «n» in the middle, single «m»: cin-na-mon. Uncountable. Do not eat a spoonful of dry cinnamon as a dare — it can make you choke.
In the corpora
- I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
- Spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices.
- Swallowing a spoonful of a dry powder like cinnamon for a dare can make you choke and hurt your lungs.
Trees and pragmatics
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