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# almond

«almond» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **An oval nut with a brown skin, from the almond tree…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (an almond, almonds)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An oval nut with a brown skin, from the almond tree, eaten raw, roasted or used in baking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almond/#m1)

2) The tree that the nut grows on, with pink or white blossom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almond/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah the almond-shaped cups on the golden menorah of the Tabernacle were made like almond blossoms. Interpretation: The almond tree blooms early, and the rabbis link its Hebrew name shaked to watchfulness. Aaron's staff also blossomed with almonds. In the primary lessons: Everyday and food: almond milk, almond cake, marzipan is made from almonds. Safety: some children have a nut allergy, so almonds may be banned in school lunches. Phrases: almond milk, ground almonds, almond-shaped eyes.

### examples

- And in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof. (Torah EXO.25.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almond/#x1)
- And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof; (Torah EXO.37.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almond/#x2)
- three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower. (Torah EXO.37.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almond/#x3)
- Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying: 'Jeremiah, what seest thou?' And I said: 'I see a rod of an almond-tree.' (Prophets JER.1.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almond/#x4)
- She put almonds on her porridge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almond/#x5)
- Almond milk is made from almonds and water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almond/#x6)
- Marzipan is made from ground almonds and sugar. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almond/#x7)
- My friend is allergic to almonds, so we don't share snacks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almond/#x8)
- The almond tree had pink blossom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almond/#x9)
- The bag contained 30 almonds shared among 5 children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almond/#x10)
- On the left, just where the heart is, the gingerbread man had an almond stuck in to represent it, but the maiden was honey cake all over. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almond/#x11)

### note

Pronounced AH-mund (UK, the l is often silent) or AH-mund / AL-mund (US). Countable. Allergy safety: check labels for nuts.

### In the corpora

- [And in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.734/)
- [And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1143/)
- [Apples, almonds, strawberries and coffee all need pollinators.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/291-bees-worms-and-soil-the-hidden-helpers-of-our-food/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «almond» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/almond/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.