shelter

noun, verb (shelter, shelters, sheltered, sheltering)

«shelter» 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 shelter is a place that keeps you safe from rain, cold, sun or danger. tree →
An animal shelter looks after lost or unwanted pets until they get new homes. tree →
A shelter is also a place where people without a home can sleep. tree →
To shelter is to stay somewhere safe, or to keep someone safe. tree →

In the lessons

Science and safety: people and animals need shelter, food and water; shelter from a storm; a bus shelter. In maths: animals in a shelter counted, adopted or brought in — adopted leave (subtract), new ones arrive (add). Stories: building a shelter in the woods.

Examples

The animal shelter has 24 dogs. tree →
7 dogs were adopted from the shelter. tree →
The shelter got 5 new cats. tree →
How many animals are in the shelter now? tree →
We waited in the bus shelter until the rain stopped. tree →
The scouts built a shelter from branches and leaves. tree →
During a storm, shelter inside a strong building. tree →
Sheep shelter behind the hedge from the wind. tree →
At nightfall they took shelter in a thick wood. tree →

Note

Countable noun and regular verb. Animals adopted leave (subtract), new ones arrive (add). Trap: none. «Shelter from» the rain; «take shelter».

In Jewish tradition

Means a place of safety from storm, danger or enemies. The psalmists often use it for God as a refuge, while in Isaiah the shelter in Egypt turns out to be false.

Interpretation. Tradition reads the prophets as teaching that true shelter comes from trusting God, not from alliances with powerful nations.

Examples

I would haste me to a shelter from the stormy wind and tempest.' (Writings PSA.55.9, JPS 1917) tree →
They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter. (Writings JOB.24.8, JPS 1917) tree →
Therefore shall the stronghold of Pharaoh turn to your shame, and the shelter in the shadow of Egypt to your confusion. (Prophets ISA.30.3, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Countable noun and regular verb. Animals adopted leave (subtract), new ones arrive (add). Trap: none. «Shelter from» the rain; «take shelter».

On Mova

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