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# chariot

«chariot» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **A two-wheeled cart pulled by horses, used in ancient…** — 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 (a chariot, chariots)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A two-wheeled cart pulled by horses, used in ancient times for war and racing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chariot/#m1)

2) (literary) Any grand carriage. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chariot/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A war vehicle drawn by horses. It was the main weapon of the Egyptian army that chased the Israelites. Kings and captains also rode in chariots, and the Song of Songs compares the beloved to a steed in Pharaoh's chariots. Interpretation: At the sea, the chariots of Pharaoh were drowned. Later mystics called the vision of God's throne the Chariot (merkavah). In the primary lessons: Met in history lessons (Romans, Egyptians, Celts like Boudicca), Bible stories and myths. It tells the reader about ancient battles or races. Phrases: chariot race, war chariot, Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (a famous song).

### examples

- And he made ready his chariots, and took his people with him. (Torah EXO.14.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chariot/#x1)
- And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen; and it was a very great company. (Torah GEN.50.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chariot/#x2)
- And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them. (Torah EXO.14.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chariot/#x3)
- Why tarry the wheels of his chariots? (Prophets JDG.5.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chariot/#x4)
- And Joram said: 'Make ready.' And they made ready his chariot. (Prophets 2KI.9.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chariot/#x5)
- I have compared thee, O my love, to a steed in Pharaoh's chariots. (Writings SNG.1.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chariot/#x6)
- The Romans raced chariots in the Circus Maximus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chariot/#x7)
- Boudicca rode into battle in a chariot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chariot/#x8)
- In the Bible, Elijah was taken up in a chariot of fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chariot/#x9)
- The Egyptian king stood in his golden chariot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chariot/#x10)
- Two horses pulled the chariot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chariot/#x11)
- We made a model chariot in history class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chariot/#x12)
- The crowd cheered as the chariots raced round the track. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chariot/#x13)
- The next morning they started in the same chariot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/chariot/#x14)

### note

Countable: chariots. Pronounced CHA-ree-ot. The driver is a charioteer. An old word for history and stories, not for modern cars.

### In the corpora

- [And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen; and it was a very great company.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1644/)
- [And he made ready his chariots, and took his people with him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.390/)
- [And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and captains over all of them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.391/)
- [Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath He cast into the sea, and his chosen captains are sunk in the Red Sea.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.420/)
- [And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him; he houghed their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JOS.274/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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