moat
part of speech
noun (a moat, moats)
meaning for a pupil
A moat is a deep, wide ditch dug around a castle or town, usually filled with water, to keep enemies out. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A moat is a ditch around a city wall. The dogs eating Jezebel there shows the prophecy against her coming true. Interpretation: Elijah's word about Jezebel is read as proof that the prophet's warnings come true. It is a lesson about the punishment of Ahab's house. In the primary lessons: In history lessons, moats protected medieval castles together with a drawbridge and walls. Zoos sometimes use moats to keep animals in. In business talk, a "moat" is an advantage that protects a company from rivals.
examples
- And of Jezebel also spoke the LORD, saying: The dogs shall eat Jezebel in the moat of Jezreel. (Prophets 1KI.21.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood in the moat; and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down. (Prophets 2SA.20.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- The castle was surrounded by a moat. tree →
- The knights lowered the drawbridge over the moat. tree →
- Enemies could not cross the deep moat. tree →
- Ducks swim in the old moat now. tree →
- We drew a castle with a moat around it. tree →
- The lions' enclosure has a moat instead of a fence. tree →
- Its doors are of iron, and round it runs a deep moat, spanned by no bridge. tree →
note
Countable. Homophone: "mote" (a tiny speck of dust) sounds the same. Do not confuse with "boat".
In the corpora
- And of Jezebel also spoke the LORD, saying: The dogs shall eat Jezebel in the moat of Jezreel.
- Great apes do not swim naturally and can drown, so zoos use water moats around ape islands.
Trees and pragmatics
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