coverlet

«coverlet» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the top cover on a bed, laid over the blankets to keep… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (coverlet, coverlets)

meaning for a pupil

A coverlet is the top cover on a bed, laid over the blankets to keep you warm. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Proverbs it is part of fine household goods. In Kings it is a cloth that Hazael used to smother King Ben-hadad. Interpretation: Proverbs 31 is sung on Friday night as "A Woman of Valor," praising the skilled housewife. The Hazael story is read as a warning about power gained by murder. In the primary lessons: in fairy tales a fine coverlet, often silk, lies over a prince's or princess's bed; a hero may lift it or pull it aside.

examples

• She maketh for herself coverlets; her clothing is fine linen and purple. (Writings PRO.31.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• I have decked my couch with coverlets, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt. (Writings PRO.7.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took the coverlet, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died; and Hazael reigned in his stead. (Prophets 2KI.8.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• The prince lay with his face half hidden by the coverlet. tree →
• He lifted the silk coverlet and looked underneath. tree →
• She pulled the coverlet up to her chin. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• I have decked my couch with coverlets, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.
• She maketh for herself coverlets; her clothing is fine linen and purple.

Trees and pragmatics

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