ship

«ship» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a big boat that carries people or goods across the sea — 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, verb (ship, ships, shipped, shipping)

meaning for a pupil

1) A ship is a big boat that carries people or goods across the sea. tree →

2) To ship is to send goods, by sea, road, air or post. tree →

3) Shipping is sending goods, or the cost of sending them. tree →

4) A spaceship is a vehicle that travels in space. tree →

sense in the lessons

Maths: ships counted, people or boxes carried; rates such as «ships 200 boxes a week» or speed in km an hour. Everyday: online orders are shipped; shipping costs. History and stories: sailing ships, pirates, explorers. Phrases: on board a ship, abandon ship, shipwreck.

examples

• Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea, and he shall be a shore for ships, and his flank shall be upon Zidon. (Torah GEN.49.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim, and they shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall come to destruction. (Torah NUM.24.24, JPS 1917) tree →
• With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish. (Writings PSA.48.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• She is like the merchant-ships; she bringeth her food from afar. (Writings PRO.31.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste. (Prophets ISA.23.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• A ship carries 500 people. tree →
• The ship sails 30 km an hour. tree →
• The factory ships 200 boxes a week. tree →
• How many boxes are shipped in 4 weeks? tree →
• The pirates' ship had three tall masts. tree →
• Our parcel was shipped yesterday. tree →
• Shipping costs 5 dollars. tree →
• Long ago, people crossed the ocean by ship. tree →
• And a ship came sailing by. tree →

note

Countable noun; verb doubles the p: shipped, shipping. Carrying capacity and rates (per hour, per week): total = rate × time. Trap: a ship is bigger than a boat; «ship» as a verb does not need the sea.

In the corpora

• Gilead abode beyond the Jordan; and Dan, why doth he sojourn by the ships?
• And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all delightful imagery.
• Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste.
• But Jonah was gone down into the innermost parts of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
• With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.

Trees and pragmatics

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