sparrow

«sparrow» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a small, common, brown and grey bird that lives near… — 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 sparrow, sparrows)

meaning for a pupil

A sparrow is a small, common, brown and grey bird that lives near houses, gardens and towns and eats seeds and insects. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is a small bird that is alone, or finds a home near God's altar. Interpretation: The Psalm picture of the sparrow at the altar is read as a longing to be near God's house. The lonely sparrow stands for the weak and sorrowful. In the primary lessons: In science and nature lessons sparrows are among the first garden birds children learn; the house sparrow has become rarer in some places. In stories and poems the sparrow is a small, ordinary, cheerful bird. Phrases: «house sparrow», «a flock of sparrows».

examples

• I watch, and am become like a sparrow that is alone upon the housetop. (Writings PSA.102.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• As the wandering sparrow, as the flying swallow, so the curse that is causeless shall come home. (Writings PRO.26.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• Yea, the sparrow hath found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young; Thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God — . (Writings PSA.84.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• A sparrow hopped across the playground. tree →
• Sparrows were eating crumbs under the picnic table. tree →
• The house sparrow is a small brown bird. tree →
• We put out seeds for the sparrows in winter. tree →
• A flock of sparrows chattered in the hedge. tree →
• Sparrows build nests under roofs. tree →
• "They are sparrows, and good creatures. tree →

note

Countable: sparrow, sparrows. Double «r». A «sparrowhawk» is a bird of prey that hunts sparrows and other small birds.

In the corpora

• I watch, and am become like a sparrow that is alone upon the housetop.
• As the wandering sparrow, as the flying swallow, so the curse that is causeless shall come home.
• In London sparrow numbers fell by about two-thirds in a few decades, and scientists still argue why.
• Jesus said God sees every sparrow that falls.
• Christians believe God cares for every creature, even a sparrow (Matthew 10:29).

Trees and pragmatics

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