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# basilisk

«basilisk» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a monstrous serpent or lizard whose look could kill** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (basilisks)

### meaning for a pupil

1) In old fairy tales, a basilisk is a monstrous serpent or lizard whose look could kill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basilisk/#m1)

2) A basilisk is a real lizard of warm places that can run across water on its back legs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basilisk/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is a dangerous serpent, probably a kind of venomous snake. The Hebrew word names a snake that cannot be charmed. Interpretation: Isaiah's picture of a child playing safely by a basilisk's den is read as a sign of the peace of the Messiah's time, when nothing will hurt or destroy. In the primary lessons: in fairy tales, a dangerous creature whose glance is deadly, often met by a brave hero.

### examples

- At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like a basilisk. (Writings PRO.23.32, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basilisk/#x1)
- For, behold, I will send serpents, basilisks, among you, which will not be charmed; and they shall bite you, saith the LORD. (Prophets JER.8.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basilisk/#x2)
- And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the basilisk's den. (Prophets ISA.11.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basilisk/#x3)
- The knight feared the basilisk's deadly stare. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basilisk/#x4)
- In the story, a basilisk guarded the golden well. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basilisk/#x5)
- Some lizards can run on water, like the basilisk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basilisk/#x6)

### note

nothing for maths.

### In the corpora

- [At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like a basilisk.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.680/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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