swine
part of speech
noun (swine, plural swine)
meaning for a pupil
1) A swine is a pig. tree →
2) (insult) A swine is a cruel or nasty person; this use is rude. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The pig is named as an unclean animal. It has split hooves but does not chew its cud, so it may not be eaten. Interpretation: The pig is the classic example in Jewish law of a forbidden food, in the rules of kashrut. Tradition says an animal must have both signs to be kosher. In the primary lessons: in farm settings and old tales, swine are pigs kept for food; the insult is used in tales against a rude person
examples
- And the swine, because he parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you. (Torah LEV.11.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- and the swine, because he parteth the hoof but cheweth not the cud, he is unclean unto you; of their flesh ye shall not eat, and their carcasses ye shall not touch. (Torah DEU.14.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- As a ring of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman that turneth aside from discretion. (Writings PRO.11.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- That sit among the graves, and lodge in the vaults; that eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels; (Prophets ISA.65.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- They that sanctify themselves and purify themselves to go unto the gardens, behind one in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the detestable thing, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD. (Prophets ISA.66.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- The farmer fed the swine. tree →
- Athene found him feeding swine. tree →
- You swine, you took my sweets! tree →
note
the plural is also «swine», so counting pigs gives the same word: 3 swine
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «swine» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.