emerald
part of speech
noun (an emerald, emeralds; emerald — the colour); adjective (emerald)
meaning for a pupil
1) An emerald is a bright green precious stone used in jewellery. tree →
2) Emerald is a bright, rich green colour. tree →
3) The Emerald Isle is a nickname for Ireland, because of its green fields. tree →
4) Emerald City is the name of a famous imaginary city in the story of The Wizard of Oz. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The emerald is the third stone in the second row of the high priest's breastplate. Each of the twelve stones stood for one tribe of Israel. Interpretation: Tradition links each stone to a tribe, and many sources match the emerald to Judah (some say Levi). The breastplate reminded the priest to carry Israel before God. In the primary lessons: In stories, treasure, crowns and rings; in art and description, colours; in geography, Ireland's nickname; in science, gems and crystals; in The Wizard of Oz, the Emerald City.
examples
- and the second row a carbuncle, a sapphire, and an emerald; (Torah EXO.28.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the second row, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and an emerald. (Torah EXO.39.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- The queen's ring had a huge emerald. tree →
- The sea was a sparkling emerald green. tree →
- Ireland is called the Emerald Isle. tree →
- Dorothy followed the road to the Emerald City. tree →
- Emeralds are mined in Colombia. tree →
- “That must be the Emerald City,” said Dorothy. tree →
note
Countable as a stone, uncountable as a colour. Uses «an emerald». It is the birthstone for May.
In the corpora
- and the second row a carbuncle, a sapphire, and an emerald;
- And the second row, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and an emerald.
- Emeralds are green beryl, and the finest came from Colombia, where the Spanish took them from the 1500s.
Trees and pragmatics
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