liquor

«liquor» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a strong alcoholic drink, such as whisky or rum — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (plural liquors)

meaning for a pupil

1) Liquor is a strong alcoholic drink, such as whisky or rum. tree →

2) (old use) Liquor can mean any drink or liquid, such as the juice left after food is cooked. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A Nazirite, who takes a special vow, must stay away from wine, strong drink and anything from the grape. Interpretation: Tradition reads this ban as a way to keep the Nazirite holy and self-controlled, and to keep him far from anything that might lead to excess. In the primary lessons: in old stories, liquor is a drink poured out for guests; in the lessons it is a strong drink that can harm people.

examples

• he shall abstain from wine and strong drink: he shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat fresh grapes or dried. (Torah NUM.6.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• The old man poured a cup of liquor. tree →
• Strong liquor is not good for children. tree →
• The cook saved the liquor from the boiled peas. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

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