horn
part of speech
noun (a horn, horns; horn — uncountable as a material)
meaning for a pupil
1) A hard, pointed, often curved growth on the head of some animals, like cows, goats, rhinos and rams. tree →
2) A device in a car, bus or bike that makes a loud warning sound (beep the horn). tree →
3) A brass musical instrument you blow into (French horn); also any simple instrument made from an animal horn. tree →
4) The hard material that horns are made of. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Horn can mean a ram's horn trumpet, the horn-shaped corner of the altar, or a sign of strength, as with the wild-ox. Interpretation: The ram's horn, the shofar, is blown at Rosh Hashanah. The horns of the altar were touched with blood in the offerings, and a horn stands for power. In the primary lessons: In science, horns are adaptations for defence and for fighting for mates; rhinos are hunted for their horns, which is why they are endangered. In road safety, a car horn warns of danger — if you hear one, stop and look. In music, the horn is in the brass family of the orchestra. Phrases: honk/beep/sound the horn, the horns of a dilemma, lock horns (argue), blow your own horn (boast), take the bull by the horns (face a problem bravely).
examples
- and the horned owl, and the pelican, and the carrion-vulture; (Torah LEV.11.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- the little owl, and the great owl, and the horned owl; (Torah DEU.14.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- God who brought them forth out of Egypt is for them like the lofty horns of the wild-ox. (Torah NUM.23.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- Set the horn to thy mouth. (Prophets HOS.8.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he that sounded the horn was by me. (Writings NEH.4.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- So the people shouted, and the priests blew with the horns. (Prophets JOS.6.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- The goat has two curly horns. tree →
- The driver honked the horn to warn the cyclist. tree →
- Rhinos are in danger because people hunt them for their horns. tree →
- My brother plays the French horn in the school band. tree →
- When you hear a car horn, stop and look around. tree →
- The bull lowered its horns and charged. tree →
- Stop blowing your own horn — let others speak too. tree →
- All had horns growing on their foreheads. tree →
note
Countable: a horn, horns. «Horn» (on animals) is not «antler»: horns stay for life and are not shed; antlers (deer) fall off and grow back each year. Unicorns have one horn — but only in stories.
In the corpora
- And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns.
- And when the voice of the horn waxed louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.
- God who brought them forth out of Egypt is for them like the lofty horns of the wild-ox.
- So the people shouted, and the priests blew with the horns.
- But the spirit of the LORD clothed Gideon; and he blew a horn; and Abiezer was gathered together after him.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «horn» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.