phoenix

«phoenix» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a magical bird from old stories that burns itself in fire… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a phoenix, phoenixes); proper noun (Phoenix, a city)

meaning for a pupil

1) A phoenix is a magical bird from old stories that burns itself in fire and is born again from its own ashes. tree →

2) Phoenix (capital P) is the capital city of the US state of Arizona, in a hot desert. tree →

3) Phoenix is also a boy's name, used for a character in some old stories. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The word may be a translation of a Hebrew word meaning a long-lived bird, or perhaps sand or palm tree. Interpretation: Some old commentators say the bird is the chol, which was said to live forever; Job hopes for a long and safe life. In the primary lessons: In myths and stories, the phoenix is a symbol of starting again after something terrible, and in Harry Potter Fawkes is a phoenix. In everyday speech, «rise like a phoenix from the ashes» means to come back stronger after failing or losing everything. In geography: Phoenix is one of the hottest big cities in the USA.

examples

• Then I said: 'I shall die with my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the phoenix; (Writings JOB.29.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• The phoenix rose from the ashes. tree →
• In the story, the phoenix's tears could heal wounds. tree →
• Phoenix is a very hot city in Arizona. tree →
• The team rose like a phoenix after losing every game last year. tree →
• A phoenix is not a real bird. tree →
• The phoenix had red and gold feathers. tree →
• Dumbledore had a phoenix called Fawkes. tree →
• Our school drama club is called the Phoenix Players. tree →
• "I can go no farther," said Phoenix. tree →

note

Spelled with ph (sounds like f) and -oe-: FEE-niks. The phoenix is a myth, not a real animal. Plural: phoenixes.

In the corpora

• Then I said: 'I shall die with my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the phoenix;
• Example: a rumour spreads in a school in Phoenix that a scary character is coming to school.
• Example: a girl in Phoenix gets a book from her grandpa by post.
• Isla in Phoenix kept playing on the tablet after Mum said «screens off».

Trees and pragmatics

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