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# basket

«basket» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a container made of woven strips, used to carry things…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (basket, baskets)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A basket is a container made of woven strips, used to carry things like fruit or bread. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basket/#m1)

2) In basketball, the basket is the net the ball goes through, and a basket is a score. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basket/#m2)

3) A shopping basket is what you put things in at a shop or online. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basket/#m3)

4) A basket can also be a cosy bed for a pet, such as a dog's basket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basket/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A woven container for bread, firstfruits and food. In Joseph's story the baskets are in the dreams of the chief baker. Interpretation: The firstfruits are brought to the Temple in a basket in a ceremony. Joseph reads the three baskets as three days, which shows his gift of interpreting dreams. In the primary lessons: a container that makes equal groups: a number of baskets, each holding a number of fruits; «baskets with N in each» means multiply; «put into baskets equally» means divide; phrases: «a basket of», «picnic basket», «shopping basket», «score a basket»

### examples

- Blessed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough. (Torah DEU.28.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basket/#x1)
- Cursed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough. (Torah DEU.28.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basket/#x2)
- And Joseph answered and said: 'This is the interpretation thereof: the three baskets are three days; (Torah GEN.40.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basket/#x3)
- Thus the Lord GOD showed me; and behold a basket of summer fruit. (Prophets AMO.8.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basket/#x4)
- 'I removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the basket. (Writings PSA.81.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basket/#x5)
- One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first-ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad. (Prophets JER.24.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basket/#x6)
- There are 5 baskets with 12 peaches in each. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basket/#x7)
- She put 48 apples into 6 baskets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basket/#x8)
- One basket has 7 red apples and 3 green apples. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basket/#x9)
- How many baskets does he need for 30 eggs? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basket/#x10)
- We packed sandwiches in the picnic basket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basket/#x11)
- Put the milk in the shopping basket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basket/#x12)
- She scored a basket in the last second. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basket/#x13)
- The cat sleeps in a basket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basket/#x14)
- He was already in his basket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/basket/#x15)

### note

A container: «baskets with N in each» means multiply; «put into baskets equally» means divide. Trap: the number of baskets is not the number of fruits. «Don't put all your eggs in one basket» means don't risk everything on one thing.

### In the corpora

- [And Joseph answered and said: 'This is the interpretation thereof: the three baskets are three days;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1291/)
- [And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.844/)
- [And the priest shall take the basket out of thy hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.684/)
- [Blessed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.742/)
- [Cursed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.754/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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