workman
part of speech
noun (workmen)
meaning for a pupil
A person who does a job with his hands, such as a builder, a mender or a maker of things. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The "skilful workman" is the master craftsman who wove the Tabernacle curtains and the priest's clothes. Interpretation: Tradition names Bezalel and Oholiab as the chief craftsmen of the Tabernacle, filled with God's spirit. In the primary lessons: a worker in a story; often a man paid to do a job and who must be looked after or paid fairly
examples
- And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the skilful workman. (Torah EXO.28.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; with the cherubim the work of the skilful workman made he it. (Torah EXO.36.35, JPS 1917) tree →
- And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; with cherubim the work of the skilful workman shall it be made. (Torah EXO.26.31, JPS 1917) tree →
- The roundings of thy thighs are like the links of a chain, the work of the hands of a skilled workman. (Writings SNG.7.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for it is but a tree which one cutteth out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe. (Prophets JER.10.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- The workman mended the roof before lunch. tree →
- The workmen built a new bridge over the river. tree →
- The workman was proud of his finished chair. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «workman» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.