woman
part of speech
noun (woman, women)
meaning for a pupil
1) A woman is a grown-up female person, an adult girl. tree →
2) Women is the word for more than one woman. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Tradition sees the first woman, Eve, as made as a partner for Adam. The laws of the Torah often speak of women's rights and duties. In the primary lessons: In school maths: a person in a story; women counted in groups; men and women together are added. In history and everyday life: famous women in science and sport, the women's team, women getting the right to vote. Phrases: «a young woman», «an old woman», «women and men», «businesswoman», «policewoman».
examples
- And the serpent said unto the woman: 'Ye shall not surely die; (Torah GEN.3.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Moses said unto them: 'Have ye saved all the women alive? (Torah NUM.31.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And I said unto my master: Peradventure the woman will not follow me. (Torah GEN.24.39, JPS 1917) tree →
- And David sent and inquired after the woman. (Prophets 2SA.11.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- And when the king asked the woman, she told him. (Prophets 2KI.8.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- A gracious woman obtaineth honour; and strong men obtain riches. (Writings PRO.11.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- There are 15 women and 12 men at the party. tree →
- Each woman brought 2 dishes. tree →
- How many people are there in all? tree →
- A woman bought 3 dresses. tree →
- The woman at the desk gave us our tickets. tree →
- Marie Curie was a woman scientist who won two Nobel Prizes. tree →
- The women's football team won the cup. tree →
- An old woman fed the ducks by the pond. tree →
- "You have killed the holy woman!" tree →
note
Plural «women» (say «WIM-in»), not «womans». Polite: «lady»; plain and respectful: «woman». Maths: people counted; men and women together are added.
In the corpora
- And the woman said unto the serpent: 'Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat;
- And the serpent said unto the woman: 'Ye shall not surely die;
- And the princes of Pharaoh saw her, and praised her to Pharaoh; and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
- And I said unto my master: Peradventure the woman will not follow me.
- And he said unto the people: 'Be ready against the third day; come not near a woman.'
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «woman» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.