court
part of speech
noun (a court, courts); verb (court, courts, courted, courting — old or formal)
meaning for a pupil
1) A place where a judge decides legal cases; also the judge and people there. tree →
2) An area marked out for some sports, such as tennis, netball or basketball. tree →
3) The home of a king or queen and the people around them. tree →
4) (verb, old) To try to win someone's love. tree →
5) (verb) To try to get something: "court danger". tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah the court is the open yard around the Tabernacle, fenced by linen hangings on pillars. In the Prophets it also means the courts of the Temple, including the inner court, and the court of the guard, a prison yard. Interpretation: Tradition sees the court as the outer ring of holiness around the Tabernacle, where the altar stood and where the people brought their offerings. Later the Temple courtyards were counted in degrees of holiness. Ezekiel's rules for priests in the inner court are read as keeping that holiness. In the primary lessons: In social studies and stories: the thief went to court. In PE: the netball court, tennis court. In fairy tales: the king's court. Phrases: go to court, take someone to court, court case, out of court, on court.
examples
- All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen. (Torah EXO.38.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- the pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords; (Torah EXO.35.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits. (Torah EXO.27.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard. (Prophets JER.37.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- Now the temple, and the inner place, and the porches of the court, (Prophets EZK.41.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court. (Prophets EZK.44.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- The man had to go to court for stealing. tree →
- We played tennis on the school court. tree →
- The judge spoke to the court. tree →
- The king's court was full of knights. tree →
- A basketball court has two hoops. tree →
- They settled the argument out of court. tree →
- Riding without a helmet is courting danger. tree →
- But he soon returned to Court. tree →
note
Countable. Sport: "on court"; law: "in court". Related: courtyard, courtroom. In maths, a tennis court's size gives area and perimeter problems.
In the corpora
- And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.
- All the pillars of the court round about shall be filleted with silver; their hooks of silver, and their sockets of brass.
- the hangings of the court, the pillars thereof, and their sockets, and the screen for the gate of the court;
- the pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords;
- All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen.
Trees and pragmatics
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