hat

«hat» in Mova's judaism dictionary: something you wear on your head, to keep warm, keep the… — 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 (hat, hats)

meaning for a pupil

1) A hat is something you wear on your head, to keep warm, keep the sun off, or look smart. tree →

2) To wear a different hat means to have a different job or role. tree →

3) «Hats off to» someone means well done to them. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Jewish tradition has men cover their heads as a sign of awe before God, though this is custom rather than Torah law. In the primary lessons: In maths: a thing counted, bought or made, often with a price; hats compared with children (enough or not). In everyday life and safety: wear a sun hat in summer and a warm hat in winter; «no hat, no play» is a sun-safety rule in Australian and New Zealand schools. In stories: a magician pulls a rabbit out of a hat. Phrases: sun hat, top hat, party hat, wear a hat, take off your hat, hard hat, hats off to.

examples

• And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him. (Torah GEN.27.41, JPS 1917) tree →
• The archers have dealt bitterly with him, and shot at him, and hated him; (Torah GEN.49.23, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the LORD saw that Leah was hated, and he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren. (Torah GEN.29.31, JPS 1917) tree →
• Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castest My words behind thee. (Writings PSA.50.17, JPS 1917) tree →
• And say: 'How have I hated instruction, and my heart despised reproof; (Writings PRO.5.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• in that thou lovest them that hate thee, and hatest them that love thee. (Prophets 2SA.19.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• Each hat costs $8. tree →
• She knitted 3 hats a week. tree →
• There are 25 hats and 20 children. tree →
• 6 hats were sold in the morning. tree →
• Put on your sun hat before you go out to play. tree →
• The magician pulled a rabbit out of his hat. tree →
• We made paper party hats. tree →
• The wind blew his hat into the river. tree →
• Builders wear hard hats to protect their heads. tree →
• They all whipped off their hats. tree →

note

Countable: a hat, hats. Homograph warning: «hat» rhymes with cat. Just the thing counted or priced; no clue to the operation. Trap: «25 hats and 20 children» may ask how many hats are left over (25 − 20).

In the corpora

• I'm a hatter.» A hatter is a person who makes or sells hats.
• And never give a man a green hat: it is a famous joke about being made a fool of.
• An adjective describes a noun: a big dog, a red hat, a friendly girl.
• A hat with a wide brim shades your face, ears and neck.
• On a cold night, sleep in a hat and dry layers on a mat, because the ground draws heat from your body.

Trees and pragmatics

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