clothe
part of speech
verb (clothe, clothes, clothed, clothing)
meaning for a pupil
1) To clothe someone is to put clothes on them, or give them clothes to wear. tree →
2) To clothe is to cover something as if with clothes, as in «clothe in the weeds of woe». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To put on garments, often also used for covering with qualities such as righteousness, shame, or salvation. Interpretation: The tradition sees God as clothing the naked, from Adam and Eve onward, and teaches people to imitate this kindness. Priests wore holy garments to serve. In the primary lessons: in stories, to dress a person or to cover a thing with a thick covering, often of sorrow or mist; «clothe» is also used for giving food and clothes to a family
examples
- Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried: 'Treason, treason.' (Prophets 2KI.11.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said: 'Treason, treason.' (Writings 2CH.23.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering. (Prophets ISA.50.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- Can you afford to feed and clothe your children? tree →
- The king clothed his soldiers in red. tree →
- The hills were clothed in mist. tree →
- Clothe yourself warmly before you go out. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
- And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins, and clothed them.
- But the spirit of the LORD clothed Gideon; and he blew a horn; and Abiezer was gathered together after him.
- I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make sackcloth their covering.
- clothed with blue, governors and rulers, handsome young men all of them, horsemen riding upon horses.
- Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.
Trees and pragmatics
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