scabbard
part of speech
noun (scabbards)
meaning for a pupil
The case or sheath that a sword or knife slides into when it is not being used. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The sheath for a sword. In Jeremiah the sword of the LORD is told to return to its scabbard and rest. Interpretation: The prophet's picture is read as a plea for war to end, with God's judgment as the sword that cannot rest until its work is done. In the primary lessons: in stories a sword is pushed into or drawn out of its scabbard; a knight's scabbard may be jewelled
examples
- Put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still. (Prophets JER.47.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- The sword slid quietly into the scabbard. tree →
- The jewels in the scabbard are splendid. tree →
- He wore a gold scabbard at his belt. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «scabbard» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.