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# bear

«bear» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a big, strong animal with thick fur, like a brown bear…** — 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 (bear, bears); verb (bear, bears, bore, borne, bearing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A bear is a big, strong animal with thick fur, like a brown bear, polar bear or black bear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bear/#m1)

2) A teddy bear is a soft toy bear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bear/#m2)

3) To bear means to carry or hold up a weight: the bridge can bear 10 tons. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bear/#m3)

4) To bear something also means to put up with it: I cannot bear the noise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bear/#m4)

5) To bear fruit is to grow fruit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bear/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To carry, to give birth to, or to speak. To bear false witness is to tell lies about someone in court. Interpretation: The commandment against false witness is read as a ban on lying in court, and in later teaching on any false talk about a neighbour. To bear sin means to carry the blame for it. In the primary lessons: In maths: an animal or a teddy bear counted; «can bear 10 tons» is a limit, the most it can hold. In science: bears hibernate (sleep through winter); polar bears live in the Arctic. Safety: in parks with bears, keep food locked away and never go near a bear. Phrases: teddy bear, polar bear, bear in mind, cannot bear, bear weight, bear left (keep to the left).

### examples

- Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. (Torah EXO.20.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bear/#x1)
- Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy neighbour. (Torah DEU.5.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bear/#x2)
- And Bethuel begot Rebekah; these eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother. (Torah GEN.22.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bear/#x3)
- Will He bear grudge for ever? (Prophets JER.3.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bear/#x4)
- Or canst thou guide the Bear with her sons? (Writings JOB.38.32, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bear/#x5)
- Let the mountains bear peace to the people, and the hills, through righteousness. (Writings PSA.72.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bear/#x6)
- There are 12 teddy bears on the shelf. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bear/#x7)
- A bear ate 6 fish. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bear/#x8)
- Each bear sleeps 5 months a year. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bear/#x9)
- The bridge can bear 10 tons. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bear/#x10)
- Polar bears live in the Arctic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bear/#x11)
- Goldilocks met three bears. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bear/#x12)
- Bear in mind that the shop closes early. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bear/#x13)
- I cannot bear spiders! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bear/#x14)
- The apple tree bears fruit in autumn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bear/#x15)
- I cannot bear it any longer! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bear/#x16)

### note

Homophone: «bare» (with nothing on) sounds the same. Verb past «bore», «borne». Just the thing counted. Trap: «can bear 10 tons» is a limit, the most it can hold.

### In the corpora

- [And again she bore his brother Abel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.87/)
- [And Cain said unto the LORD: 'My punishment is greater than I can bear.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.102/)
- [And unto Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael; and Mehujael begot Methushael; and Methushael begot Lamech.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.107/)
- [And Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.109/)
- [And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.149/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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