male
part of speech
adjective (male); noun (a male, males)
meaning for a pupil
1) Belonging to the sex that cannot give birth or lay eggs; in animals, the one that makes sperm: «a male lion». tree →
2) (noun) A male person, animal or plant. tree →
3) (of a plug or part) Having a part that fits into a hole. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means a man or boy, or a male animal; many offerings had to be male and without blemish. Interpretation: Tradition says the males appeared three times a year at the Temple, and the firstborn male was holy to God. In the primary lessons: In science: in many animals males and females look different — a male lion has a mane, a male peacock has a colourful tail; in plants, male parts (stamens) make pollen. In forms and science tables: «male / female». Phrases: «a male and a female», «male animals», «male part».
examples
- one male of the goats for a sin-offering; (Torah NUM.7.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- Every male among the priests may eat thereof; it is most holy. (Torah LEV.6.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD. (Torah EXO.23.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- And of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur; and with him seventy males. (Writings EZR.8.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- Of the sons of Shechaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three hundred males. (Writings EZR.8.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah; and with him two hundred males. (Writings EZR.8.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- The male lion has a big mane. tree →
- A male seahorse carries the babies. tree →
- The male peacock has a beautiful tail. tree →
- Most of the birds we saw were males. tree →
- Fill in the form: male or female. tree →
- The stamen is the male part of a flower. tree →
- As a male divinity he is more particularly the god of shepherds and flocks. tree →
note
Opposite: female. Homophone: «mail» (letters and post) sounds the same — don't mix them. «Male» is used for animals and science; for people we usually say man, boy, men.
In the corpora
- And God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them.
- male and female created He them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
- there went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, male and female, as God commanded Noah.
- Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD.
- Three times in the year shall all thy males appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «male» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.