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# bury

«bury» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to put something in a hole in the ground and cover it…** — 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

verb (bury, buries, buried, burying)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To bury means to put something in a hole in the ground and cover it with earth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bury/#m1)

2) To bury a dead person or animal means to put their body in the ground, usually with a ceremony. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bury/#m2)

3) To bury can mean to hide something under other things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bury/#m3)

4) To bury yourself in something means to give it all your attention. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bury/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Burial of the dead, with respect, is a command. Jewish law says even a stranger or an enemy must be buried, and that it should be done soon after death. In the primary lessons: In nature lessons, squirrels bury nuts for winter and dogs bury bones. In history, archaeologists dig up things buried long ago, like Roman coins; pirates in stories bury treasure. In family life, people bury a pet in the garden or a person in a cemetery, which helps them say goodbye. Phrases: bury treasure, buried in, bury your head in the sand, bury the hatchet.

### examples

- And Pharaoh said: 'Go up, and bury thy father, according as he made thee swear.' (Torah GEN.50.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bury/#x1)
- Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come back.' (Torah GEN.50.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bury/#x2)
- And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the children of Heth. (Torah GEN.23.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bury/#x3)
- They have shed their blood like water round about Jerusalem, with none to bury them. (Writings PSA.79.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bury/#x4)
- And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying them, that they may cleanse the land. (Prophets EZK.39.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bury/#x5)
- And they went to bury her; but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands. (Prophets 2KI.9.35, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bury/#x6)
- The dog buried its bone in the garden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bury/#x7)
- Squirrels bury acorns to eat in winter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bury/#x8)
- The pirates buried their treasure on the island. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bury/#x9)
- We buried our hamster under the apple tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bury/#x10)
- My homework was buried under a pile of books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bury/#x11)
- She buried her face in her hands. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bury/#x12)
- Archaeologists found a buried Viking ship. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bury/#x13)
- He buried himself in a good book. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bury/#x14)
- “Wendy, look at the turtles burying their eggs in the sand.” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bury/#x15)

### note

Said «BER-ee», exactly like «berry», the fruit; do not mix them up. Y changes to ie: buries, buried; but burying. Noun: burial. «Bury the hatchet» means make peace.

### In the corpora

- [But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.391/)
- [the field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth; there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.706/)
- [And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath — the same is Beth-lehem.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1107/)
- [There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1630/)
- [Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury my father, and I will come back.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1640/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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