worker

«worker» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a person who does a job, often to make or build something — 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 (worker, workers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A worker is a person who does a job, often to make or build something. tree →

2) A worker is someone who works in a certain way: «a hard worker», «a fast worker». tree →

3) Worker bees and worker ants are those that do the jobs of the hive or nest. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the phrase "workers of iniquity" it means people who do wicked deeds, not people who do jobs. Interpretation: The Psalms and Job often set these wrongdoers against the righteous. Tradition teaches that God will not let evil win in the end. In the primary lessons: In school maths: people doing work at a rate; more workers finish faster (inverse relation); wages per worker. In science: worker bees collect nectar; ant colonies. In everyday life: farm workers, health workers, factory workers. Phrases: «a hard worker», «aid worker», «office worker», «worker bee».

examples

• Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? (Writings PSA.94.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity? (Writings JOB.31.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• Who goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men. (Writings JOB.34.8, JPS 1917) tree →
• 4 workers build a wall in 6 days. tree →
• Each worker earns 50 dollars a day. tree →
• 3 workers paint 12 rooms. tree →
• How many workers are needed? tree →
• Worker bees collect nectar from flowers. tree →
• She is a hard worker in class. tree →
• Road workers fixed the hole in the street. tree →
• Health workers helped many people get better. tree →
• No one will ever make a worker out of me.” tree →

note

Countable: «a worker». Maths: work = workers × rate × time. Trap: more workers means less time, not more (an inverse relation): if 4 workers need 6 days, 8 workers need 3 days.

In the corpora

• The boasters shall not stand in Thy sight; Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
• Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.
• There are the workers of iniquity fallen; they are thrust down, and are not able to rise.
• Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from the men of blood.
• Hide me from the council of evil-doers; from the tumult of the workers of iniquity;

Trees and pragmatics

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