bird
noun (bird, birds)
Everyday
A bird is an animal with feathers, wings and a beak; it lays eggs, and most birds can fly. tree →
In the lessons
a thing counted, often sitting on a fence or a tree; birds come (add) and fly away (take away); in science birds are a group of animals with feathers; phrases: «a flock of birds», «bird's nest», «early bird», «birds of a feather»
Examples
- 3 birds were sitting on the fence. tree →
- 4 more birds came to join them. tree →
- 6 birds flew away. tree →
- How many more storks than birds are on the fence? tree →
- A robin is a small bird with a red chest. tree →
- Penguins are birds that cannot fly. tree →
- The bird built a nest in our tree. tree →
- We put out seeds for the birds in winter. tree →
- Fine feathers don’t make fine birds. tree →
Note
A thing counted. «came», «joined» add; «flew away» takes away. Trap: storks and birds may be counted separately in the question. Fact: every bird has feathers; bats fly but are not birds; penguins and ostriches are birds but do not fly.
In Jewish tradition
Birds are divided into clean ones that may be eaten and unclean ones that may not; birds were also used as offerings.
Interpretation. The rabbis hold that only birds with signs of tradition may be eaten, and birds were used in the purification of a person healed of tzaraat.
Examples
- Of all clean birds ye may eat. (Torah DEU.14.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away. (Torah GEN.15.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- And he shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water. (Torah LEV.14.50, JPS 1917) tree →
- Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? (Writings JOB.40.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- Are the birds of prey against her round about? (Prophets JER.12.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Is My heritage unto Me as a speckled bird of prey? (Prophets JER.12.9, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
A thing counted. «came», «joined» add; «flew away» takes away. Trap: storks and birds may be counted separately in the question. Fact: every bird has feathers; bats fly but are not birds; penguins and ostriches are birds but do not fly.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «bird» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «bird» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «bird» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «bird» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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