eye
part of speech
noun (eye, eyes); verb (eye, eyes, eyed, eyeing)
meaning for a pupil
1) An eye is the part of the body you see with. A person has 2 eyes. tree →
2) The eye of a needle is the small hole the thread goes through. tree →
3) The eye of a storm is the calm centre of a hurricane. tree →
4) To eye something is to look at it closely, often because you want it. tree →
5) To have an eye for something is to be good at noticing it. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah, to find grace in someone's eyes means to be favored by them. Eyes also stand for sight, judgment and what a person desires. In the Prophets and Writings, eyes can also show attitude, as in winking, and God's eyes see truth and what is hidden. Interpretation: "Eye for eye" is read by the rabbis as a rule of fair payment of money for harm, not literal injury. Tradition also reads "the eyes of the LORD" as God's watchful care, looking for truth and honesty. In the primary lessons: counted body parts: 2 eyes for each person or animal; in science: the eye has a pupil, an iris and a lens; it lets in light so we can see; in safety: never look straight at the Sun, wear goggles, keep sharp things away from eyes; phrases: «keep an eye on» (watch), «in the blink of an eye», «see eye to eye» (agree)
examples
- But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. (Torah GEN.6.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, (Torah EXO.21.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- His eyes shall be red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. (Torah GEN.49.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- And why do thine eyes wink? (Writings JOB.15.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Repentance be hid from Mine eyes! (Prophets HOS.13.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- O LORD, are not Thine eyes upon truth? (Prophets JER.5.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- How many eyes do 5 children have? tree →
- A spider has 8 eyes. tree →
- Each doll has 2 eyes. tree →
- The cat closed one eye. tree →
- Never look straight at the Sun, it can hurt your eyes. tree →
- Please keep an eye on your little brother. tree →
- Thread the wool through the eye of the needle. tree →
- The pupil of your eye gets smaller in bright light. tree →
- The dog eyed my sandwich hungrily. tree →
- She opened her eyes and looked. tree →
note
Hidden fact: most animals have 2 eyes; total = animals × 2. Trap: some animals have more (a spider has 8 eyes). Homophone: «I» (me) sounds the same as «eye». Plural: eyes.
In the corpora
- But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
- On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
- And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns.
- And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she alighted from the camel.
- And Leah's eyes were weak; but Rachel was of beautiful form and fair to look upon.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «eye» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.