gallows

«gallows» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a wooden frame with a beam, used in the past to hang… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (gallows or gallowses) (old use)

meaning for a pupil

1) A gallows is a wooden frame with a beam, used in the past to hang criminals. tree →

2) The gallows is the punishment of being hanged. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Esther it means a very tall wooden frame or stake for hanging a man. Haman built one for Mordecai and was hanged on it himself. Interpretation: Jews read this each year at Purim. The tradition sees it as the evil plan that turned back on the plotter, and Haman's ten sons are also hanged. In the primary lessons: in old tales, a place of punishment and a threat to a villain

examples

• So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. (Writings EST.7.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then said Esther: 'If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews that are in Shushan to do to-morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.' (Writings EST.9.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew: 'Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews. (Writings EST.8.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• The villain was led to the gallows. tree →
• The judge sent the thief to the gallows. tree →
• They built a gallows on the hill. tree →

note

nothing for maths

In the corpora

• So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai.

Trees and pragmatics

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