pleiades

«pleiades» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a bright cluster of stars in the night sky, in the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

proper noun (the Pleiades — plural)

meaning for a pupil

1) The Pleiades is a bright cluster of stars in the night sky, in the constellation Taurus, also called the Seven Sisters; in Japan it is called Subaru, and in New Zealand Māori call it Matariki. tree →

2) In Greek myths, the Pleiades were seven sisters, daughters of Atlas, who were turned into stars. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The Pleiades is a group of stars. Job names it with Orion and the Bear as a wonder God made and rules. Interpretation: Tradition says the Hebrew word is Kimah, and sages discussed which stars it meant. The verses show that only God sets the order of the heavens. In the primary lessons: In science lessons on space, the Pleiades is a star cluster you can see without a telescope in winter (in the north); people with good eyes count six or seven stars. In New Zealand, Matariki (the rising of the Pleiades in midwinter) marks the Māori New Year and is a public holiday. The cluster is mentioned in the Bible (Book of Job).

examples

• Who maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south. (Writings JOB.9.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• Canst thou bind the chains of the Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? (Writings JOB.38.31, JPS 1917) tree →
• We saw the Pleiades on a clear winter night. tree →
• The Pleiades look like a tiny group of stars. tree →
• The Pleiades are also called the Seven Sisters. tree →
• In New Zealand, Matariki is the Māori name for the Pleiades. tree →
• The Subaru car logo shows the Pleiades. tree →
• In the Greek myth, the Pleiades were seven sisters. tree →
• With binoculars you can see dozens of stars in the Pleiades. tree →

note

A proper name: capital P, with «the». Pronounced «PLY-uh-deez». It is a star cluster, not a planet or a constellation by itself.

In the corpora

• Who maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
• Canst thou bind the chains of the Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
• In New Zealand the rise of Matariki, the Pleiades, now marks a Māori New Year public holiday.

Trees and pragmatics

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