gird

«gird» in Mova's judaism dictionary: to fasten a belt or sword round the body, or to put on… — 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

verb (gird, girds, girded or girt, girding)

meaning for a pupil

(old use) To gird is to fasten a belt or sword round the body, or to put on armour and get ready for battle or a journey. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To tie a belt or cloth around the waist so one can work, travel or fight. It also means to put on strength. Interpretation: To gird the loins means to be ready. The rabbis read it as readiness for service, and to be girded with sackcloth is a sign of mourning. In the primary lessons: in old tales, a hero girds on his sword before setting out on a quest

examples

• Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth. (Prophets JOL.1.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod. (Prophets 1SA.2.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O mighty one, thy glory and thy majesty. (Writings PSA.45.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• The knight girded his sword to his side. tree →
• He girded on his armour and rode off. tree →
• Tom girded on his belt and left the inn. tree →

note

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In the corpora

• The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
• But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
• And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod.
• For Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
• For this gird you with sackcloth, lament and wail; for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us.

Trees and pragmatics

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