porter

noun (porters)

«porter» 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 porter is a person whose job is to carry bags or loads, for example at a station or a hotel. tree →
(old use) A porter is a doorkeeper who guards the gate or entrance of a building. tree →

In the lessons

in stories, a worker who carries heavy loads, or a gatekeeper at a great house

Examples

The porter carried our bags to the train. tree →
The porters carried the baskets up the hill. tree →
The porter opened the great gate for the visitors. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

A porter is a gatekeeper. In Chronicles the Levite porters guarded the gates of the Temple.

Interpretation. Tradition honors the gatekeepers as serving God by guarding His house, and says even humble work in the Temple was holy.

Examples

for the four chief porters were in a set office. (Writings 1CH.9.26, JPS 1917) tree →
And the porters called, and they told it to the king's household within. (Prophets 2KI.7.11, JPS 1917) tree →
On the four sides were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south. (Writings 1CH.9.24, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths

On Mova

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

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