shield
part of speech
noun (a shield, shields); verb (shield, shields, shielded, shielding)
meaning for a pupil
1) A shield is a large flat piece of metal, wood or other material that a soldier or knight holds to protect themselves from attacks. tree →
2) A shield is anything that protects you, like a heat shield or a sun shield. tree →
3) To shield someone or something is to protect it from harm or danger. tree →
4) A shield is also a badge or a trophy shaped like a shield. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Prophets and Writings a shield is also the real weapon of soldiers, and "Make ready buckler and shield" is a call to war. The psalms repeat that God is the "help and shield" of those who trust Him. Interpretation: Jewish tradition uses "Shield of Abraham" as a name for God, and it ends the first blessing of the daily Amidah. The psalm's words are read as a call to Israel to trust in God rather than in weapons. In the primary lessons: In history lessons knights and Roman soldiers carried shields. In science, the Earth's magnetic field shields us from harmful rays from the Sun; a heat shield protects a spacecraft. In safety, shield your eyes from the Sun and never look straight at it. Phrases: «shield your eyes», «heat shield», «a human shield», «windshield / windscreen».
examples
- After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying: 'Fear not, Abram, I am thy shield, thy reward shall be exceeding great.' (Torah GEN.15.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- Happy art thou, O Israel, who is like unto thee? a people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and that is the sword of thy excellency! (Torah DEU.33.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- He is their help and their shield! (Writings PSA.115.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- He is their help and their shield. (Writings PSA.115.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- Make ready buckler and shield, and draw near to battle. (Prophets JER.46.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- The knight held up his shield. tree →
- Shield your eyes from the bright sun. tree →
- The mother bird shielded her chicks from the rain. tree →
- The spacecraft has a heat shield. tree →
- Our team won the shield at the sports day. tree →
- The Romans locked their shields together. tree →
- Suncream shields your skin from sunburn. tree →
- They snatched spears and shields from their foes. tree →
note
Spelling: «i before e» — s-h-i-e-l-d. Past: «shielded». «Windshield» (US) = «windscreen» (UK).
In the corpora
- They chose new gods; then was war in the gates; was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
- And the Philistine came nearer and nearer unto David; and the man that bore the shield went before him.
- And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
- Thou hast also given me Thy shield of salvation; and Thy condescension hath made me great.
- And Elam bore the quiver, with troops of men, even horsemen; and Kir uncovered the shield.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «shield» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.