foot

noun (foot, feet); verb (foot the bill — pay)

«foot» 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

A foot is the part of your leg you stand on. tree →
A foot is a unit of length, about as long as a ruler; a foot is 12 inches. tree →
The foot of something is its bottom: «the foot of the hill». tree →
On foot means walking. tree →

In the lessons

a unit of length (feet tall, feet long), or the feet of people and animals; a foot is 12 inches and a yard is 3 feet; phrases: «on foot», «feet tall», «feet long», «at the foot of», «put your foot down» (be firm)

Examples

The tree is 25 feet tall. tree →
The fence is 40 feet long. tree →
One foot is 12 inches. tree →
The frog jumped 10 feet. tree →
We go to school on foot. tree →
A duck has webbed feet. tree →
They camped at the foot of the mountain. tree →
A yard is 3 feet. tree →
Charney trembled from head to foot. tree →

Note

«A foot is 12 inches.» «A yard is 3 feet.» Plural: feet (not «foots»). A unit of length, not a thing counted. Trap: feet and inches must be changed to one unit before adding or comparing. Short form: ft.

In Jewish tradition

It includes the feet that must be washed before priestly service, and "foot for foot" in the law of damage.

Interpretation. "Eye for eye" is read by tradition as meaning payment of money for the harm. Priests washed hands and feet before entering the holy place.

Examples

or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed, (Torah LEV.21.19, JPS 1917) tree →
eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, (Torah EXO.21.24, JPS 1917) tree →
And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat; (Torah EXO.30.19, JPS 1917) tree →
Our feet are standing within thy gates, O Jerusalem; (Writings PSA.122.2, JPS 1917) tree →
He subdueth peoples under us, and nations under our feet. (Writings PSA.47.4, JPS 1917) tree →
I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them? (Writings SNG.5.3, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

On Mova

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

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