singer

«singer» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a person who sings, especially as a job or very well — 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 singer, singers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A singer is a person who sings, especially as a job or very well. tree →

2) A singer can be any person singing at a given moment, like in a choir. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Ezra and Nehemiah the singers are families such as the children of Asaph who served in the Temple. Tradition says the Levites sang psalms to go with the daily offerings. In the primary lessons: In music lessons and stories it names someone who performs songs: a pop singer, an opera singer, a choir singer. In word problems singers are counted in choirs and bands. Phrases: lead singer, backing singer, opera singer, folk singer.

examples

• And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer. (Writings NEH.12.42, JPS 1917) tree →
• The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred twenty and eight. (Writings EZR.2.41, JPS 1917) tree →
• The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred forty and eight. (Writings NEH.7.44, JPS 1917) tree →
• My favourite singer has a new song out. tree →
• The choir has 24 singers. tree →
• She wants to be a singer when she grows up. tree →
• The lead singer waved to the crowd. tree →
• Our music teacher is a great singer. tree →
• The opera singer hit a very high note. tree →
• Each singer had a solo in the school concert. tree →
• If 3 rows have 8 singers each, there are 24 singers. tree →
• The singers burst forth in a lively tune. tree →

note

Countable. Pronounced SING-er (no hard "g" sound, unlike "finger"). Verb: sing, sang, sung. Trap: "singer" is not the same as "songwriter" (who writes songs).

In the corpora

• The singers go before, the minstrels follow after, in the midst of damsels playing upon timbrels.
• The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred twenty and eight.
• And of the singers: Eliashib; and of the porters: Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.
• The singers: the children of Asaph, a hundred forty and eight.
• For there was a commandment from the king concerning them, and a sure ordinance concerning the singers, as every day required.

Trees and pragmatics

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