embalm

verb (embalm, embalms, embalmed, embalming); noun embalming, embalmer

«embalm» 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

To embalm a dead body is to treat it with special chemicals or salts so it does not rot quickly. tree →
In ancient Egypt, embalming was part of making a mummy. tree →

In the lessons

History lessons on ancient Egypt (mummies, canopic jars, natron salt). In modern life, funeral directors may embalm a body before a funeral. A serious, respectful word. Phrases: embalm the body, embalming fluid.

Examples

The ancient Egyptians embalmed their kings and queens. tree →
Embalming a pharaoh took about seventy days. tree →
They used natron salt to dry out the body before embalming it. tree →
The museum showed tools used to embalm mummies. tree →
Some families choose to have a loved one embalmed before the funeral. tree →
The embalmers wrapped the body in linen. tree →
He is wrapped in yellow linen, and embalmed with spices. tree →

Note

The l is silent in most accents: «em-BAHM» (like palm, calm). A respectful topic: speak about it calmly. Do not mix up with «embark» or «balm» (a soothing cream), though they share a root.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Joseph had Jacob embalmed in Egypt, the Egyptian way of keeping a body, so he could be carried back to Canaan to be buried. Jewish law later does not embalm, since the body should return to the earth. In the primary lessons: History lessons on ancient Egypt (mummies, canopic jars, natron salt). In modern life, funeral directors may embalm a body before a funeral. A serious, respectful word. Phrases: embalm the body, embalming fluid.

Examples

And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. (Torah GEN.50.2, JPS 1917) tree →
And they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt. (Torah GEN.50.26, JPS 1917) tree →
And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of embalming. (Torah GEN.50.3, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

The l is silent in most accents: «em-BAHM» (like palm, calm). A respectful topic: speak about it calmly. Do not mix up with «embark» or «balm» (a soothing cream), though they share a root.

On Mova

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