wood

«wood» in Mova's judaism dictionary: the hard material that trees are made of, used for… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (wood, woods)

meaning for a pupil

1) Wood is the hard material that trees are made of, used for building, furniture and fires. tree →

2) A wood, or the woods, is a small forest. tree →

3) A piece of wood is a plank, stick or log. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it is the material for the Tabernacle, the altar and the ark, especially acacia wood, and also firewood for the altar. Interpretation: Tradition notes the Tabernacle's acacia wood was given by the people. The rabbis said the ark's wood was covered in gold within and without. In the primary lessons: In school maths: a material measured or cut (pieces of wood, logs, planks); material per item is a rate; a walk through the woods. In science: wood comes from trees, floats on water, is a natural material that burns and is a poor conductor of heat. In stories: a cottage in the woods, getting lost in the woods. Phrases: «made of wood», «a piece of wood», «in the woods», «touch wood», «not out of the woods yet» (not safe yet).

examples

• and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia-wood; (Torah EXO.25.5, JPS 1917) tree →
• And he made staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with gold. (Torah EXO.37.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• And thou shalt make staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold. (Torah EXO.25.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood. (Writings JOB.41.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood. (Prophets 2KI.6.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• and for the wood-offering, at times appointed, and for the first-fruits. (Writings NEH.13.31, JPS 1917) tree →
• He has a piece of wood 2 meters long. tree →
• She cut the wood into 4 equal parts. tree →
• Each birdhouse needs 3 pieces of wood. tree →
• They walked 2 km through the woods. tree →
• The table is made of wood. tree →
• Wood floats, but a stone sinks. tree →
• Little Red Riding Hood walked through the woods. tree →
• We gathered dry wood for the campfire. tree →
• They came to a great wood. tree →

note

Material «wood» is uncountable («some wood», «a piece of wood»); a forest «a wood», «the woods» is countable. «Wooden» is the adjective: «a wooden spoon». Do not confuse with «would». Maths: material per item is a rate; cutting into equal parts divides. Safety: build a campfire only with a grown-up.

In the corpora

• and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia-wood;
• And thou shalt make staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold.
• And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia-wood, standing up.
• And thou shalt make bars of acacia-wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,
• And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with brass.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «wood» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.