death
part of speech
noun (death, deaths)
meaning for a pupil
1) The end of life; when a person, animal or plant dies and stops living for ever. tree →
2) A case of someone dying: "There were no deaths in the accident." tree →
3) Used to exaggerate: "bored to death", "scared to death". tree →
4) A death can also be the hidden object or place that a villain's life depends on, as in old fairy tales. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "Put to death" is the Torah's penalty for the most serious crimes. Interpretation: The rabbis made the conditions for capital punishment so strict that it was very rarely carried out. The tradition values life above almost every other law. In the primary lessons: In science, all living things are born, grow, may reproduce and die; death is part of the life cycle. In feelings lessons, the death of a pet or a person can bring grief, and it helps to talk about it. In history, numbers of deaths describe wars and diseases. In safety, rules exist to prevent injury and death. Phrases: life and death, the death of, bored to death, scared to death, matter of life and death.
examples
- Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. (Torah EXO.22.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he that smiteth any man mortally shall surely be put to death. (Torah LEV.24.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- He that smiteth a man, so that he dieth, shall surely be put to death. (Torah EXO.21.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Shall I redeem them from death? (Prophets HOS.13.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- For the waves of Death compassed me. (Prophets 2SA.22.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. (Prophets 2KI.20.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- The death of our old dog made us very sad. tree →
- Every living thing has a life and a death. tree →
- Wearing a seatbelt helps prevent death in crashes. tree →
- It's OK to cry and talk about a death in the family. tree →
- I was scared to death by the thunder. tree →
- Seatbelts are a matter of life and death. tree →
- "Whereabouts is your death, O Koshchei?" tree →
note
The verb is "die" (died, dying), the adjective is "dead". Do not write "death" when you mean "dead": "The fish is dead", not "The fish is death". Phrases like "bored to death" are exaggerations, not real. It is normal to feel sad, angry or confused after a death; talking to a trusted adult helps.
In the corpora
- And he said: 'Behold now, I am old, I know not the day of my death.
- Bring me venison, and make me savoury food, that I may eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.
- and thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, so that he may bless thee before his death.'
- He that smiteth a man, so that he dieth, shall surely be put to death.
- And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «death» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.