fountain

«fountain» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a stream of water pushed up into the air, often as a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (fountain, fountains)

meaning for a pupil

1) A fountain is a stream of water pushed up into the air, often as a decoration in a park or square. tree →

2) A drinking fountain is a device that gives a small stream of water to drink from. tree →

3) A fountain can mean a flow or rich source of something («a fountain of ideas»). tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is a spring of water coming out of the ground, not a made fountain. Interpretation: "Fountains of the deep" in the Flood story are read as the waters under the earth that burst open. Joseph's blessing as a vine by a spring is read as a sign of his fruitful life. In the primary lessons: In everyday life, parks and squares have fountains; schools have drinking fountains (water fountains, or «bubblers» in Australia). In science, fountains show water pressure. Phrases: «drinking fountain», «water fountain», «fountain pen», «chocolate fountain».

examples

• Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a fountain; its branches run over the wall. (Torah GEN.49.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained. (Torah GEN.8.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban; and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the fountain. (Torah GEN.24.29, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thou didst cleave fountain and brook; Thou driedst up ever-flowing rivers. (Writings PSA.74.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• Let thy fountain be blessed; and have joy of the wife of thy youth. (Writings PRO.5.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• For with Thee is the fountain of life; in Thy light do we see light. (Writings PSA.36.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• We threw coins into the fountain and made a wish. tree →
• There's a drinking fountain by the playground. tree →
• The fountain shot water high into the air. tree →
• Pigeons washed in the fountain. tree →
• Dad writes with an old fountain pen. tree →
• The party had a chocolate fountain. tree →
• Don't climb in the fountain; the stones are slippery. tree →
• Not far from the fountain there lived a family of bricklayers. tree →

note

Spelling: «-tain» as in «mountain». Countable. In Australia a drinking fountain is often called a «bubbler». Not a number word.

In the corpora

• the fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained.
• Behold, I stand by the fountain of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water.
• And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban; and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the fountain.
• Joseph is a fruitful vine, a fruitful vine by a fountain; its branches run over the wall.
• Now the Philistines gathered together all their hosts to Aphek; and the Israelites pitched by the fountain which is in Jezreel.

Trees and pragmatics

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