limb

«limb» in Mova's judaism dictionary: an arm or a leg — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (limb, limbs)

meaning for a pupil

1) A limb is an arm or a leg. tree →

2) A limb is a large branch of a tree. tree →

3) «Out on a limb» means alone, with an idea others do not support. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means a part of the body. In Judges, it describes the terrible cutting up of a woman's body. Interpretation: The story shows how wild Israel had become when it had no king, and it led the tribes to unite in war. In the primary lessons: In science lessons humans have four limbs (two arms and two legs); animals use limbs to walk, swim, fly or climb; some animals like lizards and starfish can regrow lost limbs. In safety lessons do not climb on weak tree limbs. In stories a character trembles in every limb. Phrases: arms and limbs, lose a limb, artificial limb, out on a limb, risk life and limb.

examples

And when he was come into his house, he took a knife, and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, limb by limb, into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout all the borders of Israel. (Prophets JDG.19.29, JPS 1917) tree →
Humans have four limbs. tree →
A starfish can grow back a lost limb. tree →
Don't climb on that dead limb of the tree. tree →
He has an artificial limb after an accident. tree →
The storm broke a limb off the oak tree. tree →
My limbs ached after swimming. tree →
She went out on a limb to help him. tree →
My broken limb should excite your pity. tree →

note

The «b» is silent: say «lim». Same in «climb», «comb», «thumb», «lamb». Countable noun (limbs). The body without limbs and head is the trunk.

In the corpora

Trees and pragmatics

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

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