pillar

«pillar» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a tall, strong post of stone, wood or metal that holds up… — 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 (a pillar, pillars)

meaning for a pupil

1) A pillar is a tall, strong post of stone, wood or metal that holds up part of a building or stands as a monument. tree →

2) A pillar of smoke, fire or cloud is a tall column of it. tree →

3) A pillar of a community or group is an important person or idea that supports it: a pillar of the church. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Pillars of cloud by day and fire by night guided Israel in the desert, and Lot's wife became a pillar of salt; pillars set up for idol worship were forbidden. Interpretation: The rabbis said the cloud and fire showed God's constant presence; the ban on stone pillars is because they were used in pagan worship. The pillars of heaven and earth show that all creation rests on God's will. In the primary lessons: In history: Greek and Roman temples with pillars. In the Bible: God led the Israelites by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night; Lot's wife became a pillar of salt. In religion: the Five Pillars of Islam. Phrase (UK): «from pillar to post» means from one place to another without rest.

examples

• And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. (Torah GEN.31.45, JPS 1917) tree →
• Neither shalt thou set thee up a pillar, which the LORD thy God hateth. (Torah DEU.16.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. (Torah GEN.19.26, JPS 1917) tree →
• The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at His rebuke. (Writings JOB.26.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars; (Writings PRO.9.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• Who shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble. (Writings JOB.9.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• The temple roof stood on tall stone pillars. tree →
• A pillar of smoke rose from the bonfire. tree →
• God led the Israelites with a pillar of cloud. tree →
• Grandpa was a pillar of the community. tree →
• The Five Pillars of Islam are the main duties of Muslims. tree →
• In the UK, post boxes used to be called pillar boxes. tree →
• We were sent from pillar to post. tree →
• Around and around the pillar ran the Princess. tree →

note

Countable. Similar: column (often round and decorated), post. Phrase: «pillar of strength» = someone who supports others in hard times.

In the corpora

• But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
• I am the God of Beth-el, where thou didst anoint a pillar, where thou didst vow a vow unto Me.
• And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.
• And Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave; the same is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.
• the pillar of cloud by day, and the pillar of fire by night, departed not from before the people.

Trees and pragmatics

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