helper

«helper» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a person who helps someone do a job — 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 helper, helpers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A helper is a person who helps someone do a job. tree →

2) In school, a helper can be a teaching assistant, a parent who helps, or a child given a job, like «milk helper». tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Someone who helps, and often God Himself, who helps those who have no one else. Interpretation: The Psalms call God the helper of the weak, the orphan and the poor. Tradition reads this as God's care for those who are alone. In the primary lessons: In everyday life and school, helpers set up the classroom, hand out books, or help on trips. In safety lessons «look for the helpers» — police officers, teachers, shop staff — means there are people you can go to if you are lost or scared. In stories little helpers, like Santa's elves, do work for others. Phrases: «a good helper», «classroom helper», «parent helper», «mother's little helper».

examples

• Hear, O LORD, and be gracious unto me; LORD, be Thou my helper.' (Writings PSA.30.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• God will not withdraw His anger; the helpers of Rahab did stoop under Him. (Writings JOB.9.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• They break up my path, they further my calamity, even men that have no helper. (Writings JOB.30.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• Who wants to be today's helper? tree →
• The parent helpers came on our school trip. tree →
• She is a great helper in the kitchen. tree →
• If you get lost, look for a helper like a police officer. tree →
• Santa's helpers make the toys. tree →
• The helper gave out the pencils. tree →
• Thanks for being such a good helper! tree →
• Our class helper waters the plants. tree →
• He was a good friend of the king, and one of his strongest helpers. tree →

note

Countable: helpers. Built from help + er (a person who does). Also «assistant». Safety: a safe helper when lost is someone in uniform, a shop worker at a till, or a parent with children.

In the corpora

• Ethiopia and Egypt were thy strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
• Hear, O LORD, and be gracious unto me; LORD, be Thou my helper.'
• Behold, God is my helper; the Lord is for me as the upholder of my soul.
• For he will deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.
• The LORD is for me as my helper; and I shall gaze upon them that hate me.

Trees and pragmatics

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