oxen

«oxen» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the word for more than one ox: big strong farm animals… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun plural (ox, oxen)

meaning for a pupil

Oxen is the word for more than one ox: big strong farm animals used to pull carts and ploughs. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The plural of ox: oxen draw the wagons for the Tabernacle and are given as gifts and offerings. Interpretation: The chieftains' gift of wagons and oxen is read as their eager help in carrying the Tabernacle, with the wagons given to Levite families by their service. In the primary lessons: In maths: animals counted, often in old problems with legs, feed or pairs; a «yoke» of oxen is 2. In history: oxen pulled covered wagons on the Oregon Trail and ploughs on farms. In stories: oxen working in the fields.

examples

• And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites. (Torah NUM.7.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service. (Torah NUM.7.7, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and they two made a covenant. (Torah GEN.21.27, JPS 1917) tree →
• And so did they with the oxen. (Writings 2CH.35.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• one sea, and the twelve oxen under it. (Writings 2CH.4.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea; (Prophets 1KI.7.44, JPS 1917) tree →
• The farmer has 6 oxen. tree →
• Each pair of oxen pulls a plough. tree →
• How many legs do 5 oxen have? tree →
• The oxen eat 100 pounds of hay. tree →
• Oxen pulled the covered wagons west. tree →
• A yoke joins two oxen together. tree →
• The oxen rested in the shade after work. tree →
• In some countries, oxen still plough the fields. tree →
• He was driving a herd of cows and oxen. tree →

note

Plural of ox; a thing counted. Hidden number: 4 legs each; a «pair» or «yoke» of oxen = 2. Trap: count oxen, not pairs, unless the problem says pairs. Oxen is an old plural with «-en», like children; never say «oxens».

In the corpora

• And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and they two made a covenant.
• And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them unto the Levites.
• Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of Gershon, according to their service.
• And Balak sacrificed oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the princes that were with him.
• and the one sea, and the twelve oxen under the sea;

Trees and pragmatics

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