slay

«slay» in Mova's judaism dictionary: To kill violently, especially in battle or a story — 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

verb (slay, slays, slew, slain; slaying; slang: slayed)

meaning for a pupil

1) (old, literary) To kill violently, especially in battle or a story. tree →

2) (slang) To do something brilliantly or look amazing: «You slayed that dance!» tree →

3) (informal) To make someone laugh a lot: «That joke slays me.» tree →

sense in the lessons

In fairy tales and the Bible: knights slay dragons; David slew Goliath. In children's slang today, «slay» means do amazingly. Phrases: «slay the dragon», «you slay», «slayed it».

examples

• Behold, I will slay thy son, thy first-born.' — (Torah EXO.4.23, JPS 1917) tree →
• Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. (Torah EXO.2.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• Cursed be he that taketh a bribe to slay an innocent person. (Torah DEU.27.25, JPS 1917) tree →
• The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. (Writings PSA.37.32, JPS 1917) tree →
• They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless. (Writings PSA.94.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• He shall suck the poison of asps; the viper's tongue shall slay him. (Writings JOB.20.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• The knight set off to slay the dragon. tree →
• In the Bible, David slew the giant Goliath. tree →
• You slayed that song at the talent show! tree →
• Her costume totally slays. tree →
• That cartoon slays me every time. tree →
• Many soldiers were slain in the battle. tree →
• "Do not slay me," he said. tree →

note

Two past forms: old sense «slew, slain»; slang sense «slayed». Do not confuse with «sleigh» (sledge pulled by reindeer) — same sound.

In the corpora

• Now Abimelech had not come near her; and he said: 'Lord, wilt Thou slay even a righteous nation?
• And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
• And they saw him afar off, and before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
• And Judah said unto his brethren: 'What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?
• And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.

Trees and pragmatics

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