salmon

«salmon» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a large silver fish that lives in the sea but swims 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 salmon, salmon; salmon); adjective (salmon — the colour)

meaning for a pupil

1) A salmon is a large silver fish that lives in the sea but swims up rivers to lay its eggs. tree →

2) Salmon is the pink flesh of this fish eaten as food. tree →

3) Salmon (or salmon pink) is an orange-pink colour. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here Salmon is a man's name, an ancestor of King David. Interpretation: He is listed in the family line from Judah through Boaz to David at the end of the book of Ruth. In the primary lessons: In science lessons the salmon's life cycle is famous: born in a river, it grows up in the sea and swims back upstream, even jumping waterfalls, to lay eggs where it was born. In everyday life salmon is a healthy food with fats good for the brain. Phrases: «salmon run», «smoked salmon», «tinned salmon», «salmon pink».

examples

• and Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon; (Writings RUT.4.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• and Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed; (Writings RUT.4.21, JPS 1917) tree →
• Salmon swim up the river to lay their eggs. tree →
• Bears catch salmon as they jump up the waterfall. tree →
• We had grilled salmon for dinner. tree →
• Smoked salmon is good on toast. tree →
• The salmon's flesh is pink. tree →
• Her dress was salmon pink. tree →
• At this moment a fine salmon swam slowly up. tree →

note

The «l» is silent: SAM-un. Plural is usually the same: «one salmon, ten salmon». As food it is uncountable: «some salmon». Salmon is a fish, so it is an animal with gills, not a mammal.

In the corpora

• and Amminadab begot Nahshon, and Nahshon begot Salmon;
• and Salmon begot Boaz, and Boaz begot Obed;
• Brown bears, including grizzlies, catch salmon at waterfalls in autumn to build up fat before winter.
• Orca groups are led by old grandmothers who can live 80 or even 90 years and remember where salmon are in bad years.
• In autumn brown bears gather at rivers to catch salmon swimming upstream, fattening up for winter.

Trees and pragmatics

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