hedge

«hedge» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a row of bushes or small trees growing close together… — 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 (a hedge, hedges); verb (hedge, hedges, hedged, hedging)

meaning for a pupil

1) A hedge is a row of bushes or small trees growing close together, forming a living fence. tree →

2) To hedge means to avoid giving a clear answer. tree →

3) To hedge your bets means to protect yourself by choosing more than one option. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To hedge in means to fence someone round so they cannot escape or move, as a hedge of thorns would. Interpretation: Jewish tradition also speaks of "making a fence around the Torah," meaning extra rules that keep people far from breaking a commandment. Here the hedge is mostly a picture of suffering or of God's protection. In the primary lessons: In everyday life hedges line gardens, fields and country lanes, especially in Britain and Ireland; they give homes to birds, hedgehogs and insects. In science lessons hedgerows are habitats. In stories a character might hide behind a hedge or squeeze through a gap. Phrases: «trim the hedge», «hedgerow», «hedge your bets», «hedge a question».

examples

• To a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in? (Writings JOB.3.23, JPS 1917) tree →
• He hath hedged me about, that I cannot go forth; He hath made my chain heavy. (Writings LAM.3.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• The way of the sluggard is as though hedged by thorns; but the path of the upright is even. (Writings PRO.15.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• We trimmed the hedge in the garden. tree →
• A blackbird nested in the hedge. tree →
• Hedgehogs often live under hedges. tree →
• The ball went over the hedge into the neighbour's garden. tree →
• The lane was lined with tall hedges. tree →
• When asked who broke the vase, he hedged. tree →
• I hedged my bets and brought a coat and sunglasses. tree →
• Hedgerows are homes for many animals. tree →
• The hedges of rose-bush were old, and the flowers were faded. tree →

note

Countable: hedges. «Hedgerow» is a long hedge by a field or lane. Safety: hedges by roads can hide cars — look and listen carefully at corners and gates.

In the corpora

• The way of the sluggard is as though hedged by thorns; but the path of the upright is even.
• Hast not Thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side?
• To a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
• He hath hedged me about, that I cannot go forth; He hath made my chain heavy.
• These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plantations and hedges; there they dwelt occupied in the king's work.

Trees and pragmatics

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