tarry
part of speech
verb (tarry, tarries, tarried, tarrying)
meaning for a pupil
1) (old use) To tarry is to stay somewhere for a while or to wait before going on. tree →
2) (old use) To tarry is to be slow to act, or to delay. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: An old word meaning to stay or wait a while. It is used when someone is asked to remain, or told not to delay. In the primary lessons: in fairy tales a hero is asked to tarry, meaning to stay and rest or wait a little before going on
examples
- and tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away; (Torah GEN.27.44, JPS 1917) tree →
- Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this night, that I may know what the LORD will speak unto me more.' (Torah NUM.22.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- Hasten ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him: Thus saith thy son Joseph: God hath made me lord of all Egypt; come down unto me, tarry not. (Torah GEN.45.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Why tarry the wheels of his chariots? (Prophets JDG.5.28, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.' (Prophets 2KI.9.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to try mixed wine. (Writings PRO.23.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- Tarry with me for a while. tree →
- The knight did not tarry at the gate. tree →
- Why did you tarry so long? tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
- and tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;
- Why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
- And the king said: 'Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.'
- But David tarried at Jerusalem.
- And the king went forth, and all the people after him; and they tarried in Beth-merhak.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «tarry» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.