jamb
part of speech
noun (jambs)
meaning for a pupil
The side post of a door or window frame. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Ezekiel it means the side posts of the gates and doorways in the vision of the future Temple. Interpretation: Tradition treats Ezekiel's detailed measurements of the future Temple as a promise that the Temple will be rebuilt. In the primary lessons: in tales a door speaks of the beam fixed in its jambs, which hold it in place
examples
- As for the temple, the jambs were squared; and the face of the sanctuary had an appearance such as is the appearance. (Prophets EZK.41.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the east, and went up the steps thereof; and he measured the jamb of the gate, one reed broad, and the other jamb, one reed broad. (Prophets EZK.40.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- And every cell was one reed long, and one reed broad; and the space between the cells was five cubits; and the jambs of the gate by the porch of the gate within were one reed. (Prophets EZK.40.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- The key turned in the lock near the jamb. tree →
- The door jambs were painted white. tree →
- He leaned against the door jamb. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «jamb» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.