gold

«gold» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a soft, shiny yellow metal that is rare and costs a lot… — 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 (gold — uncountable); adjective (gold, golden)

meaning for a pupil

1) Gold is a soft, shiny yellow metal that is rare and costs a lot of money. tree →

2) Gold is also a bright yellow colour. tree →

3) A gold, or gold medal, is the prize for first place. tree →

4) Golden means made of gold or the colour of gold; it can also mean very good, as in a golden chance. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah, gold is the precious metal used to build the Tabernacle, its furniture and the priests' garments. Interpretation: Tradition says the Tabernacle's gold was given freely by the people. The Golden Calf, also made from gold, is read as a warning against misusing riches. In the primary lessons: Coins or stars counted, a colour of things, or a first-place medal (gold for 1st, silver for 2nd, bronze for 3rd). In science: gold is an element and a metal that does not rust. In stories: pirates' treasure, a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, the goose that laid golden eggs. Phrases: «gold medal», «gold star», «as good as gold», «heart of gold».

examples

• And thou shalt make settings of gold; (Torah EXO.28.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• And he made staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with gold. (Torah EXO.37.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. (Torah GEN.13.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• How is the gold become dim! (Writings LAM.4.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• And he overlaid the cherubim with gold. (Prophets 1KI.6.28, JPS 1917) tree →
• How is the most fine gold changed! (Writings LAM.4.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• The pirate has 50 gold coins. tree →
• She won 3 gold medals. tree →
• The teacher gives a gold star for each right answer. tree →
• A gold ring costs 200 dollars. tree →
• People dug for gold in California and Australia long ago. tree →
• The leaves turn gold in autumn. tree →
• The baby was as good as gold. tree →
• Gold does not rust, so old gold coins still shine. tree →
• "The gold piece is your prize." tree →

note

Usually a describing word that picks which things to count (gold coins, gold stars). Trap: do not count gold coins and silver coins together unless the question asks for all coins. Gold the metal is uncountable: «some gold», not «a gold». Myth: not everything that glitters is gold.

In the corpora

• The name of the first is Pishon; that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
• and the gold of that land is good; there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
• And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
• And this is the offering which ye shall take of them: gold, and silver, and brass;
• And thou shalt make staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold.

Trees and pragmatics

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