safety
part of speech
noun (safety — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Safety is being safe: protected from danger, harm or injury. tree →
2) Safety is the care and rules that stop accidents: road safety, fire safety. tree →
3) Safety is a safe place: «They swam to safety». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "Dwelling in safety" in the land is promised as a blessing for keeping God's laws. Interpretation: Tradition reads this safety as a gift from God, linked to keeping the commandments, including the rest of the sabbatical year. In the primary lessons: In everyday life and school lessons, safety covers roads (stop, look, listen), fire (alarms, escape plans), water (swim between the flags, never alone), the kitchen, the internet and people. Safety gear: helmets, life jackets, seatbelts, goggles. Phrases: «safety first», «for your safety», «health and safety», «safety pin», «safety belt», «in safety», «to safety».
examples
- And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat until ye have enough, and dwell therein in safety. (Torah LEV.25.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- Wherefore ye shall do My statutes, and keep Mine ordinances and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety. (Torah LEV.25.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Israel dwelleth in safety, the fountain of Jacob alone, in a land of corn and wine; yea, his heavens drop down dew. (Torah DEU.33.28, JPS 1917) tree →
- Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; my flesh also dwelleth in safety; (Writings PSA.16.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- His children are far from safety, and are crushed in the gate, with none to deliver them. (Writings JOB.5.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- A horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth it afford escape by its great strength. (Writings PSA.33.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- Safety first: put on your helmet. tree →
- We learned about road safety today. tree →
- Wear goggles for safety in the science lab. tree →
- The firefighter carried the cat to safety. tree →
- For your safety, hold the handrail. tree →
- Fire safety means knowing two ways out. tree →
- A safety pin has a cover on its point. tree →
- The lifeguards keep us in safety on the beach. tree →
- But the Mouse reached his hole in safety. tree →
note
Uncountable: no «a», no plural. Adjective: «safe»; adverb: «safely». Opposite: danger. Safety rules are not just bossiness; each one comes from real accidents.
In the corpora
- Wherefore ye shall do My statutes, and keep Mine ordinances and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.
- And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat until ye have enough, and dwell therein in safety.
- In peace will I both lay me down and sleep; for Thou, LORD, makest me dwell alone in safety.
- Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; my flesh also dwelleth in safety;
- A horse is a vain thing for safety; neither doth it afford escape by its great strength.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «safety» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.