kidney

noun (a kidney, kidneys)

«kidney» 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

Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs in your lower back that clean your blood by removing waste and extra water, which leaves the body as urine. tree →
Kidney is the kidneys of animals used as food. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons on the human body, kidneys are part of the excretory system: they filter blood and make wee (urine), which goes to the bladder. Drinking enough water helps the kidneys work. Kidney beans are named after their shape. People can live with one kidney, and kidney transplants can save lives. Phrases: kidney beans, kidney stones, steak and kidney pie.

Examples

Your kidneys filter waste out of your blood. tree →
Most people have two kidneys. tree →
Kidney beans are shaped like kidneys. tree →
Drink plenty of water to help your kidneys. tree →
My uncle gave his sister a kidney to save her life. tree →
Steak and kidney pie is a traditional British food. tree →

Note

Countable: kidneys (plural just adds s). Kidneys are in the back, a little below the ribs, not in the front of the tummy. Adjective in medicine: renal.

In Jewish tradition

In the Torah this is an animal's kidney, which is part of the inner fat and organs burned on the altar in offerings.

Interpretation. The kidneys with the fat were God's portion of the offering, and tradition also treats the kidneys as the seat of inner thoughts and conscience.

Examples

But the fat, and the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver of the sin-offering, he made smoke upon the altar; as the LORD commanded Moses. (Torah LEV.9.10, JPS 1917) tree →
and the fat of the ox, and of the ram, the fat tail, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver. (Torah LEV.9.19, JPS 1917) tree →
and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the loins, and the lobe above the liver, which he shall take away by the kidneys. (Torah LEV.3.10, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable: kidneys (plural just adds s). Kidneys are in the back, a little below the ribs, not in the front of the tummy. Adjective in medicine: renal.

On Mova

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