spikenard

«spikenard» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A sweet-smelling oil or perfume made from the root of a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun

meaning for a pupil

A sweet-smelling oil or perfume made from the root of a plant from the Himalayan mountains. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Song of Songs it is one of the costly spices that fill the lovers' garden with fragrance. Interpretation: Jewish tradition reads the Song of Songs as a love story between God and Israel, so the precious perfume stands for Israel's devotion and its good deeds.

examples

• While the king sat at his table, my spikenard sent forth its fragrance. (Writings SNG.1.12, JPS 1917) tree →
• Thy shoots are a park of pomegranates, with precious fruits; henna with spikenard plants, (Writings SNG.4.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• Spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices. (Writings SNG.4.14, JPS 1917) tree →

note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

In the corpora

• While the king sat at his table, my spikenard sent forth its fragrance.
• Thy shoots are a park of pomegranates, with precious fruits; henna with spikenard plants,
• Spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices.

Trees and pragmatics

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