stone
part of speech
noun, verb (stone, stones, stoned)
meaning for a pupil
1) A stone is a small piece of rock. tree →
2) Stone is the hard material rocks are made of: a stone wall. tree →
3) A stone is the hard seed in the middle of some fruits, like a cherry or a peach. tree →
4) A stone is a jewel: a ring with a red stone. tree →
5) A stone is a unit of weight used in Britain and Ireland: a stone is 14 pounds. tree →
6) A kidney stone is a hard lump that can form in the body. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Stones in the Torah are used for altars, pillars, tablets and boundary markers. They are also used for punishment by stoning. Interpretation: The two tablets of the Ten Commandments were stone, and Jacob set up a stone pillar at Beth-el. The altar had to be of whole, uncut stones, and the rabbis explained that iron, which makes weapons, should not touch what promotes peace. In the primary lessons: Maths: a thing counted (stones collected, stones in a wall); rarely a unit of weight. Science: rocks and stones, the Stone Age when tools were made of stone. Everyday: stepping stones, «a stone's throw» (very near), «kill two birds with one stone» (do two things at once).
examples
- And the stone upon the well's mouth was great. (Torah GEN.29.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. (Torah GEN.31.45, JPS 1917) tree →
- The deeps cover them — they went down into the depths like a stone. (Torah EXO.15.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- Or who laid the corner-stone thereof, (Writings JOB.38.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- And then carry him out, and stone him, that he die.' (Prophets 1KI.21.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- The stone which the builders rejected is become the chief corner-stone. (Writings PSA.118.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- Ben found 14 stones on the beach. tree →
- The wall uses 300 stones. tree →
- He threw 5 stones into the lake. tree →
- Each stone weighs 2 pounds. tree →
- My dad weighs 12 stone. tree →
- Take the stone out of the peach before you eat it. tree →
- We crossed the stream on stepping stones. tree →
- The park is just a stone's throw from our house. tree →
- The stones slip under my feet! tree →
note
Countable for pieces (stones); uncountable for the material (made of stone). Usually the thing counted. Trap: in British problems «stone» can be a weight (one stone is 14 pounds), and the plural is often «stone»: 12 stone. Safety: never throw stones at people, cars or animals.
In the corpora
- and the gold of that land is good; there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
- And the stone upon the well's mouth was great.
- And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar.
- And Jacob said unto his brethren: 'Gather stones'; and they took stones, and made a heap.
- The deeps cover them — they went down into the depths like a stone.
Trees and pragmatics
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