sword
noun (a sword, swords)
Everyday
A sword is a weapon with a long, sharp metal blade and a handle (a hilt), used long ago for fighting. tree →
In the lessons
In history lessons knights, Romans, Vikings and samurai fought with swords. In stories and legends heroes have famous swords, like King Arthur's Excalibur. In everyday life children play with toy or foam swords, and «sword fighting» is the sport of fencing. Phrases: «draw a sword», «sword fight», «cross swords» (argue), «double-edged sword» (something good and bad at once), «swordfish».
Examples
- The knight drew his sword. tree →
- Excalibur was King Arthur's magic sword. tree →
- Roman soldiers carried short swords. tree →
- We had a sword fight with foam swords. tree →
- The pirate waved his sword. tree →
- A swordfish has a long pointed nose like a sword. tree →
- Real swords are sharp and dangerous, not toys. tree →
- Petru stopped and lowered his sword. tree →
Note
The w is silent: said «sord». Plural: swords. Do not confuse with «sward» or «word». Safety: never play with real blades.
In Jewish tradition
In the Torah the sword is a weapon of war and also a sign of punishment from God for sin. In the Prophets and Psalms people fall on their own swords, and "God's sword" means His judgment on nations.
Interpretation. Tradition reads the promise of victory "by the sword" as reward for loyalty to God. It sees the sword falling on Israel as a warning against disobedience. The prophets' "My sword" is read as God using nations to carry out His justice.
Examples
- And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. (Torah EXO.17.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. (Torah LEV.26.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- And wherefore doth the LORD bring us unto this land, to fall by the sword? (Torah NUM.14.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- Therefore Saul took his sword, and fell upon it. (Prophets 1SA.31.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by My sword. (Prophets ZEP.2.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Their priests fell by the sword; and their widows made no lamentation. (Writings PSA.78.64, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
The w is silent: said «sord». Plural: swords. Do not confuse with «sward» or «word». Safety: never play with real blades.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «sword» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «sword» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «sword» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «sword» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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