recorder

«recorder» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a simple wooden or plastic wind instrument with holes… — 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 recorder, recorders)

meaning for a pupil

1) A recorder is a simple wooden or plastic wind instrument with holes, which you blow into and play by covering the holes with your fingers. tree →

2) A machine that records sound or pictures, like a voice recorder or a flight recorder. tree →

3) A person who writes down what happens, for example in a group. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is the name of a royal officer who kept the records and was a trusted adviser of the king. Interpretation: Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud held this post under David and Solomon. The tradition reads it as showing the order of the court. In the primary lessons: Used at school in music lessons: many children learn the recorder first. In everyday life: a voice recorder or a video recorder. In group work the "recorder" writes down the group's ideas. A plane's "black box" is a flight recorder.

examples

• and Adoram was over the levy; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder; (Prophets 2SA.20.24, JPS 1917) tree →
• Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder; (Prophets 1KI.4.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; (Prophets 2SA.8.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• We are learning to play the recorder. tree →
• She played a tune on her recorder. tree →
• Cover all the holes to play a low note on the recorder. tree →
• Who wants to be the recorder for our group? tree →
• The journalist used a voice recorder. tree →
• The flight recorder was found after the crash. tree →
• Wash your recorder after you play it. tree →

note

Countable. Made from record + -er. Stress: ri-KOR-der.

In the corpora

• And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;
• and Adoram was over the levy; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;
• Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;
• And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.
• Blowing too hard makes a recorder jump up to a shrill squeal; a soft, steady breath gives a clear note.

Trees and pragmatics

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