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# carving

«carving» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **an object or pattern made by cutting wood, stone or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a carving, carvings; carving — the activity); verb form (carve, carves, carved, carving)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A carving is an object or pattern made by cutting wood, stone or another material. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carving/#m1)

2) Carving is the art or activity of cutting shapes into a material. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carving/#m2)

3) Carving means cutting cooked meat into slices. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carving/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means the craft of cutting wood into shapes, or a shape that is cut. Bezalel was given skill in it for the Tabernacle, and Solomon's Temple doors had carvings of cherubim, palm-trees and flowers. Interpretation: Tradition says Bezalel was filled with divine wisdom for this work. His craft shows that skilled work for holy purposes is itself holy. In the primary lessons: In art and history lessons, pupils see stone carvings, totem poles and Maori wood carvings. In everyday life families carve pumpkins at Halloween and carve the roast at a family dinner. Phrases: wood carving, pumpkin carving, carving knife.

### examples

- and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship. (Torah EXO.31.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carving/#x1)
- and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of skilful workmanship. (Torah EXO.35.33, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carving/#x2)
- And as for the two doors of olive-wood, he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees. (Prophets 1KI.6.32, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carving/#x3)
- The museum has old stone carvings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carving/#x4)
- We went pumpkin carving at Halloween. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carving/#x5)
- The totem pole has carvings of animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carving/#x6)
- Maori wood carvings tell stories of ancestors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carving/#x7)
- Dad was carving the turkey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carving/#x8)
- Carving takes patience and a sharp tool. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carving/#x9)
- Only a grown-up should use a carving knife. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carving/#x10)
- Just let me finish carving this cross. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carving/#x11)

### note

Carve: the e drops before -ing: carving. Countable when it is an object (a carving), uncountable for the activity. Safety: carving tools and knives are sharp; children should carve with a grown-up and cut away from their body.

### In the corpora

- [and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.931/)
- [and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of skilful workmanship.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1079/)
- [Carving or peeling bark wounds a tree and lets in disease that can kill it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/229-gardens-and-forests/20/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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