strong
part of speech
adjective (strong, stronger, strongest)
meaning for a pupil
1) Having a lot of power in your body: "a strong man". tree →
2) Not easy to break or damage: "a strong rope". tree →
3) Having a big effect: "strong wind", "a strong smell". tree →
4) With a lot of flavour: "strong tea". tree →
5) Firm and sure: "a strong belief". tree →
6) Good at something: "a strong reader". tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Often means powerful or mighty, as in "a strong hand" for an army or for God's power. "Strong drink" means wine or other alcohol. In the Prophets and Writings it is also said of strong men and of the strong arms of the capable woman of Proverbs. Interpretation: "Strong hand" is a phrase used for God's rescue of Israel from Egypt. Jewish law forbids priests to drink strong drink when they serve. The woman of valor in Proverbs, who makes her arms strong, is read by tradition as a picture of the wise and hard-working home-builder, and sung on Friday nights. In the primary lessons: In science, strong materials don't break easily; exercise makes muscles strong; strong winds are dangerous. In safety: strong chemicals and strong currents can harm you. Phrases: strong point, going strong, strong-willed, as strong as an ox.
examples
- but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in; so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's. (Torah GEN.30.42, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he said: 'Thou shalt not pass through.' And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. (Torah NUM.20.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or strong drink; that ye might know that I am the LORD your God. (Torah DEU.29.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- Why is thy strong one overthrown? (Prophets JER.46.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- A gracious woman obtaineth honour; and strong men obtain riches. (Writings PRO.11.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- She girdeth her loins with strength, and maketh strong her arms. (Writings PRO.31.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- Exercise makes your muscles strong. tree →
- This rope is very strong. tree →
- A strong wind blew down the tree. tree →
- The coffee is too strong. tree →
- Bleach has a strong smell. tree →
- Maths is her strong subject. tree →
- Grandpa is still going strong. tree →
- Steel is stronger than wood. tree →
- It was very large and strong. tree →
note
Noun: "strength"; adverb: "strongly". Opposite: weak. In science, "strong" materials resist force; "hard" materials resist scratching — not the same.
In the corpora
- Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink no wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing.
- And he said unto them: Out of the eater came forth food, and out of the strong came forth sweetness.
- Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice; but being stronger than she, he forced her, and lay with her.
- And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
- He delivered me from mine enemy most strong, from them that hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «strong» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.