potsherd

«potsherd» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A broken piece of an old clay pot or dish, often found in… — 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

noun (potsherds)

meaning for a pupil

A broken piece of an old clay pot or dish, often found in the ground. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A potsherd is a broken piece of clay pot. Job scrapes his sores with one, and Isaiah says a person who argues with God is only a potsherd among potsherds. Interpretation: Job's potsherd is read as a sign of his misery. Isaiah's saying is read as a call to humility before the Maker. In the primary lessons: in tales, a bit of broken pot with a message scratched on it.

examples

• Sharpest potsherds are under him; he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire. (Writings JOB.41.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes. (Writings JOB.2.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker, as a potsherd with the potsherds of the earth! (Prophets ISA.45.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• She asked to see the potsherd. tree →
• The archaeologist found a potsherd in the field. tree →
• He gave the lad a piece of broken potsherd. tree →

note

nothing for maths.

In the corpora

• Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker, as a potsherd with the potsherds of the earth!
• And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes.
• Sharpest potsherds are under him; he spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.

Trees and pragmatics

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