oak
part of speech
noun (oak, oaks; also oak tree); adjective (made of oak)
meaning for a pupil
1) An oak is a big tree with hard wood that can live for hundreds of years. Its nuts are called acorns. tree →
2) Oak is the strong wood from this tree, used for furniture and floors. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah, an oak is a large tree often marking a burial place or a holy meeting spot. The prophets name the oaks of Bashan as tall, strong trees, used to stand for proud, mighty things, and their wood was used for ship oars. Interpretation: The oak under which Deborah was buried was named Allon-bacuth, "oak of weeping," and tradition sees it as a mark of deep mourning. The prophets' picture of the oaks of Bashan falling is read as God bringing down the proud. In the primary lessons: trees counted; heights, acorns, rows of trees; in science: oaks lose their leaves in autumn, acorns grow into new oaks, many insects and birds live in an oak; in stories: a great old oak in the forest; saying: «great oaks from little acorns grow» (big things start small)
examples
- And Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried below Beth-el under the oak; and the name of it was called Allon-bacuth. (Torah GEN.35.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- And upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan; (Prophets ISA.2.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; thy deck have they made of ivory inlaid in larch, from the isles of the Kittites. (Prophets EZK.27.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- Wail, O cypress-tree, for the cedar is fallen; because the glorious ones are spoiled; wail, O ye oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest is come down. (Prophets ZEC.11.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- The park has 14 oaks and 9 pines. tree →
- The oak is 20 metres tall. tree →
- A squirrel hides 30 acorns from the oak. tree →
- They plant oaks in 4 rows. tree →
- The old oak tree is over 300 years old. tree →
- This table is made of oak. tree →
- Oak leaves have wavy edges. tree →
- Great oaks from little acorns grow. tree →
- ‘I did; this old wide-spreading oak. tree →
note
A thing counted; trap: when asked for all trees, add oaks to the other trees. «An oak» (an before a vowel sound). As wood, «oak» is uncountable (made of oak).
In the corpora
- And upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan;
- Cork comes from the thick bark of the cork oak, peeled about every 9 years without killing the tree.
- Here is the surprise: a huge oak does not eat soil to grow.
- The hairs of some caterpillars, such as the oak processionary, cause rashes, so you do not touch hairy caterpillars.
- Burning poison ivy or oak sends the oil into the smoke, which can hurt your lungs.
Trees and pragmatics
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