king

«king» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a man who rules a country, usually because his parent was… — 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 king, kings)

meaning for a pupil

1) A king is a man who rules a country, usually because his parent was king or queen before him. tree →

2) A king is a playing card with a picture of a king, and the most important piece in chess. tree →

3) A king is a man, animal or thing thought to be the best or most powerful of its kind («the lion is the king of the jungle»). tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The Torah allows Israel a human king in Deuteronomy but gives him rules, and God is the real King of the world. Interpretation: Jewish prayer calls God "King of the universe" in its blessings, and on Rosh Hashanah God is crowned King in a special way. In the primary lessons: In history and stories kings appear in castles, battles and fairy tales; the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have a king as head of state today, but he does not make the laws. In games, the king is the piece to protect in chess and a high card in cards. Phrases: «King Charles», «the king of the castle», «king-size», «kingdom», «crowned king».

examples

• And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. (Torah GEN.26.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, saying: (Torah NUM.21.21, JPS 1917) tree →
• Now there arose a new king over Egypt, who knew not Joseph. (Torah EXO.1.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• All the kings thirty and one. (Prophets JOS.12.24, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then the king hearkened unto them. (Writings 2CH.24.17, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then was the king's wrath assuaged. (Writings EST.7.10, JPS 1917) tree →
• The king wore a golden crown. tree →
• Britain has a king, but Parliament makes the laws. tree →
• In chess, you lose if your king is trapped. tree →
• I have the king of hearts! tree →
• The lion is called the king of the jungle, though it lives on grassland. tree →
• The prince became king when his mother died. tree →
• He thinks he is the king of the playground. tree →
• We slept in a king-size bed at the hotel. tree →

note

Countable: «a king». With a name it has a capital: «King Charles III». Female: «queen». The land ruled is a «kingdom»; the adjective is «kingly» or «royal». In a pack of cards there are 4 kings out of 52 cards, so the chance of drawing a king is 4/52 = 1/13.

In the corpora

• And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine; and he was priest of God the Most High.
• And the king of Sodom said unto Abram: 'Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.'
• And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
• And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.
• And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.

Trees and pragmatics

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