awl

noun (awls)

«awl» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

An awl is a small, sharp, pointed tool used to make holes in leather, wood or cloth, for example when sewing. tree →

In the lessons

in old tales a craftsman's or animal's tool for piercing leather.

Examples

He took an awl and heated it red-hot. tree →
Mother badger pierced the buckskin with her sharp awl. tree →

Note

nothing for maths.

In Jewish tradition

In the Torah it is the tool used to pierce the ear of a servant who chooses to stay with his master instead of going free in the seventh year.

Interpretation. Tradition says the ear is pierced because it heard at Sinai that Israelites are God's servants, yet this man chose a human master. It teaches that freedom is a gift to value.

Examples

then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust it through his ear and into the door, and he shall be thy bondman for ever. (Torah DEU.15.17, JPS 1917) tree →
then his master shall bring him unto God, and shall bring him to the door, or unto the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever. (Torah EXO.21.6, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «awl» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «awl» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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