myrrh

«myrrh» in Mova's school dictionary: A sweet-smelling, bitter gum (resin) from a small thorny… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (myrrh, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) A sweet-smelling, bitter gum (resin) from a small thorny tree in Arabia and Africa, used in perfumes, medicines and incense. tree →

2) (Bible) One of the three gifts the wise men gave the baby Jesus, with gold and frankincense; Christians see it as a sign of his death, because myrrh was used to prepare bodies for burial. tree →

sense in the lessons

In nativity plays and religion lessons myrrh is the «sad» gift that points to Jesus's death. In history, ancient Egyptians used myrrh when making mummies. Phrases: «gold, frankincense and myrrh».

examples

• The third wise man brought myrrh. tree →
• Myrrh is a resin from a thorny tree. tree →
• Gold, frankincense and myrrh were gifts for a king. tree →
• Myrrh was used to prepare bodies for burial. tree →
• The Egyptians used myrrh for their mummies. tree →
• In the carol, myrrh's «bitter perfume» speaks of sorrow. tree →

note

Uncountable. Strange spelling: m-y-r-r-h; pronounced «mur», rhymes with «fur». Silent h at the end.

In the corpora

• Myrrh, and aloes, and cassia are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad.
• I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
• My beloved is unto me as a bag of myrrh, that lieth betwixt my breasts.
• Spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices.

Trees and pragmatics

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