[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/claw.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / claw [← C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/C/) # claw «claw» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a sharp curved nail on the foot of an animal or bird…** — 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 claw, claws); verb (claw, claws, clawed, clawing) ### meaning for a pupil 1) A claw is a sharp curved nail on the foot of an animal or bird, like a cat's, eagle's or bear's. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/claw/#m1) 2) A claw is the pincer of a crab, lobster or scorpion, used to grab things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/claw/#m2) 3) To claw is to scratch, tear or grab with claws or fingernails. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/claw/#m3) 4) To claw your way is to move or get something with great effort. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/claw/#m4) 5) A claw can also mean a hand, especially a hooked one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/claw/#m5) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Psalm 10 the wicked man is pictured as a lion or beast of prey whose claws seize the helpless poor. Interpretation: The tradition reads this as a picture of the cruel who crush the weak, and trusts that God hears the humble and brings justice. In the primary lessons: In science lessons, claws are adaptations for hunting, climbing, digging and defending. Cats can pull their claws in (retract); dogs cannot. In everyday life, the claw machine at fairs is a game. A claw hammer has a split end for pulling out nails. Phrases: «sharp claws», «claw at», «claw back» (get back with effort), «claw machine». ### examples - He croucheth, he boweth down, and the helpless fall into his mighty claws. (Writings PSA.10.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/claw/#x1) - The cat scratched the sofa with its claws. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/claw/#x2) - The eagle grabbed the fish with its claws. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/claw/#x3) - Crabs pinch with their big claws. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/claw/#x4) - Bears use their claws to dig and climb. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/claw/#x5) - The puppy clawed at the door to get in. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/claw/#x6) - I tried to win a toy from the claw machine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/claw/#x7) - Cats can hide their claws inside their paws. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/claw/#x8) - The climbers clawed their way up the steep slope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/claw/#x9) - “Shake hands, Starkey,” said Hook, proffering his claw. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/claw/#x10) ### note Countable. A bird of prey's claws are also called talons. Do not confuse with «clause» (part of a sentence), which sounds similar. Safety: don't play rough with cats or dogs — claws can scratch and scratches can get infected. ### In the corpora - [He croucheth, he boweth down, and the helpless fall into his mighty claws.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.127/) - [An echidna has no teeth and catches ants and termites with a long sticky tongue after breaking into their nests with strong claws.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/43-platypus-and-echidna/13/) - [A two-toed sloth has two claws on each front foot and three on each back foot.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/108-the-south-american-area-sloths-anteaters-piranhas-giant-otters/6/) - [Giant anteaters walk on their knuckles to protect long front claws, which rip open hard termite mounds and can fight off a jaguar.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/108-the-south-american-area-sloths-anteaters-piranhas-giant-otters/8/) - [Long curved claws hook over branches, so a sloth can hang upside down for hours, even asleep, without tiring.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/142-zootopia-real-sloths-shrews-predators-and-prey/6/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «claw» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/claw/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.