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# coverlet

«coverlet» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the top cover on a bed, laid over the blankets to keep…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (coverlet, coverlets)

### meaning for a pupil

A coverlet is the top cover on a bed, laid over the blankets to keep you warm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/coverlet/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Proverbs it is part of fine household goods. In Kings it is a cloth that Hazael used to smother King Ben-hadad. Interpretation: Proverbs 31 is sung on Friday night as "A Woman of Valor," praising the skilled housewife. The Hazael story is read as a warning about power gained by murder. In the primary lessons: in fairy tales a fine coverlet, often silk, lies over a prince's or princess's bed; a hero may lift it or pull it aside.

### examples

- She maketh for herself coverlets; her clothing is fine linen and purple. (Writings PRO.31.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/coverlet/#x1)
- I have decked my couch with coverlets, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt. (Writings PRO.7.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/coverlet/#x2)
- And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took the coverlet, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died; and Hazael reigned in his stead. (Prophets 2KI.8.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/coverlet/#x3)
- The prince lay with his face half hidden by the coverlet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/coverlet/#x4)
- He lifted the silk coverlet and looked underneath. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/coverlet/#x5)
- She pulled the coverlet up to her chin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/coverlet/#x6)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [I have decked my couch with coverlets, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.192/)
- [She maketh for herself coverlets; her clothing is fine linen and purple.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.919/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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