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# bowstring

«bowstring» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the cord on a bow that is pulled back to shoot an arrow** — 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 (bowstring, bowstrings)

### meaning for a pupil

The bowstring is the cord on a bow that is pulled back to shoot an arrow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bowstring/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The cord of a bow, as in Samson's story. Delilah binds him with fresh bowstrings. Interpretation: Samson's strength came from his vow as a Nazirite, and the story warns that it could be lost when he gave away his secret. In the primary lessons: in old tales archers twang their bowstrings to send arrows flying

### examples

- For thou shalt make them turn their back, thou shalt make ready with thy bowstrings against the face of them. (Writings PSA.21.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bowstring/#x1)
- Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven fresh bowstrings which had not been dried, and she bound him with them. (Prophets JDG.16.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bowstring/#x2)
- And Samson said unto her: 'If they bind me with seven fresh bowstrings that were never dried, then shall I become weak, and be as any other man.' (Prophets JDG.16.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bowstring/#x3)
- He pulled back the bowstring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bowstring/#x4)
- The archers twanged their bowstrings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bowstring/#x5)
- The bowstring snapped. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bowstring/#x6)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [For thou shalt make them turn their back, thou shalt make ready with thy bowstrings against the face of them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.305/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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