quail

Everyday

1. A quail is a small bird like a partridge, which people hunt for food. tree →
2. To quail is to shrink back in fear, to lose courage. tree →

In the lessons

in tales hunters catch quails with falcons; in the lessons «quail» means to cower or shrink from danger

Examples

• The hunters shot two quails for supper. tree →
• The boy quailed at the sight of the wolf. tree →
• Do not quail; be brave. tree →
• The soldiers quailed before the giant. tree →

Note

nothing for maths

In Jewish tradition

In the wilderness, God sent flocks of quail to the camp so the Israelites could eat meat.

Interpretation. The tradition reads the quail as a gift that also tested the people, since at Kibroth-hattaavah their greed for meat brought a plague.

Examples

• And it came to pass at even, that the quails came up, and covered the camp; and in the morning there was a layer of dew round about the camp. (Torah EXO.16.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the people rose up all that day, and all the night, and all the next day, and gathered the quails; he that gathered least gathered ten heaps; and they spread them all abroad for themselves round about the camp. (Torah NUM.11.32, JPS 1917) tree →
• They asked, and He brought quails, and gave them in plenty the bread of heaven. (Writings PSA.105.40, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths