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# deck

«deck» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a set of playing cards** — 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 (deck, decks); verb (deck, decks, decked — to decorate)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A deck is a set of playing cards. A usual deck has 52 cards. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deck/#m1)

2) A deck is a floor of a ship or bus, like the top deck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deck/#m2)

3) A deck is a wooden floor outside a house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deck/#m3)

4) To deck is to decorate, as in «deck the halls». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deck/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Tanakh it means to adorn or dress with fine things, not part of a ship. Interpretation: Job's call to deck oneself with glory is read as God challenging Job to show if he has such power. Ezekiel's picture shows God adorning Jerusalem. In the primary lessons: maths: a set of cards (52 in a usual deck, in 4 suits of 13), or an area to build or paint (area = length × width); dealing equally means divide; chance of drawing a card; everyday life: card games, the top deck of a bus, sitting on the deck in summer; stories: sailors on the deck of a ship

### examples

- Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty. (Writings JOB.40.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deck/#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/D/deck/#x2)
- I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck. (Prophets EZK.16.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deck/#x3)
- A deck has 52 cards. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deck/#x4)
- She dealt the deck equally to 4 players. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deck/#x5)
- He paints a deck that is 10 feet by 12 feet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deck/#x6)
- They have 3 decks of cards. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deck/#x7)
- We sat on the top deck of the bus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deck/#x8)
- The sailors stood on the deck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deck/#x9)
- Shuffle the deck before you deal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deck/#x10)
- Deck the halls with holly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deck/#x11)
- Ralph the Rover walked the deck. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/deck/#x12)

### note

A hidden number: a standard deck is 52 cards. As a wooden floor it is an area problem. Trap: dealing a deck equally means divide by the number of players (52 ÷ 4 = 13). British English says «pack of cards» too.

### In the corpora

- [They deck it with silver and with gold, they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.300/)
- [I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.322/)
- [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/)
- [Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.1104/)
- ["Not playing with a full deck" (US) means stupid or a bit mad.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/35-mistakes-and-stupidity/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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