ham
part of speech
noun (ham — uncountable as food; a ham, hams); verb (ham it up — informal)
meaning for a pupil
1) Meat from the back leg of a pig, usually salted or smoked, often sliced for sandwiches. tree →
2) (informal) An actor who acts in a silly, too-dramatic way. tree →
3) (ham it up) To act or show off in an exaggerated way. tree →
4) (ham radio) Radio sent and received by amateurs as a hobby. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The Psalms use "the land of Ham" as a poetic name for Egypt, where Jacob's family lived and where God did wonders. Interpretation: The tradition sees Ham as the ancestor of many nations of the south, such as Egypt and Canaan. In the primary lessons: In everyday life and food lessons: ham sandwiches, ham at holidays; ham is processed meat, so eat it now and then, and keep it in the fridge. In drama class: «Don't ham it up» — act naturally. Phrases: «ham sandwich», «a slice of ham», «ham and cheese», «ham it up».
examples
- And Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Torah GEN.6.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan. (Torah GEN.10.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Noah was five hundred years old; and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth. (Torah GEN.5.32, JPS 1917) tree →
- The sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan. (Writings 1CH.1.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- Israel also came into Egypt; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. (Writings PSA.105.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- Wondrous works in the land of Ham, terrible things by the Red Sea. (Writings PSA.106.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- I had a ham and cheese sandwich for lunch. tree →
- We eat a big ham at Christmas. tree →
- Could I have two slices of ham, please? tree →
- My little brother is a real ham in front of the camera. tree →
- The actor hammed it up and everyone laughed. tree →
- Keep the ham in the fridge so it stays safe to eat. tree →
- Grandpa talks to people all over the world on his ham radio. tree →
- It was placed in the provision basket with ham and cheese and sausages. tree →
note
As food, usually uncountable: «some ham», «a slice of ham»; «a ham» is a whole joint. Muslims and Jews who keep their food rules do not eat ham, because it comes from a pig. Verb: hammed, hamming.
In the corpora
- And Noah was five hundred years old; and Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
- And Noah begot three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
- And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren without.
- And the sons of Ham: Cush, and Mizraim, and Put, and Canaan.
- These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «ham» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.