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# dog

«dog» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **an animal kept as a pet or for work that barks and wags…** — 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 (dog, dogs); verb (dog, dogs, dogged — to follow closely or to trouble)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A dog is an animal kept as a pet or for work that barks and wags its tail. A dog has 4 legs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#m1)

2) Wild dogs include wolves, foxes and dingoes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#m2)

3) To dog someone is to follow them closely, or to keep troubling them: «dogged by bad luck». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#m3)

4) (casual) Slang words for a dog: «doggo», «pupper», «pooch», «mutt» (a dog of mixed kind); «dawg» (US slang) means a friend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#m4)

5) (casual) «Dog-tired» means very tired; «it's a dog's life» means a hard life; «the dog's dinner» (UK) means a mess. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#m5)

6) (rude) Calling a person a «dog» is a nasty insult; «dog» can mean something bad: «this phone's a dog». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#m6)

7) (euphemism) «We had to put the dog down» or «the dog went to sleep» means it was killed kindly because it was very old or ill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#m7)

8) (formal) Exams and science say «canine», «domestic dog», «Canis familiaris» and «the quadruped». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#m8)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it is an unclean animal, and meat torn by wild beasts is thrown to dogs. The "price of a dog" cannot be brought into the Temple. In the Psalms a dog stands for cruel enemies who howl and prowl about at evening. Interpretation: Tradition reads the dog that does not bark at Israel in Egypt as a sign of God's care on the night of the exodus. The psalmist's prayer to be saved "from the power of the dog" is read as a cry to God for rescue from fierce enemies. In the primary lessons: maths: animals counted, with legs (4 each), food, walks and costs (food = dogs × rate × days); science: mammals, puppies, a dog's strong sense of smell; everyday life: walking and feeding the dog, guide dogs, sheepdogs; safety: ask the owner before you pet a dog; stories: loyal dogs; in casual talk «doggo», «pooch», «can i pet him??», «dog-tired»; in rough talk «keep your mutt off my lawn», «that phone's a dog»; euphemism «put down»; in the exam voice «each canine consumes», «the aggregate number of limbs»

### examples

- And ye shall be holy men unto Me; therefore ye shall not eat any flesh that is torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast it to the dogs. (Torah EXO.22.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#x1)
- But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog whet his tongue, against man or beast; that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel. (Torah EXO.11.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#x2)
- Thou shalt not bring the hire of a harlot, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow; for even both these are an abomination unto the LORD thy God. (Torah DEU.23.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#x3)
- Deliver my soul from the sword; mine only one from the power of the dog. (Writings PSA.22.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#x4)
- They return at evening, they howl like a dog, and go round about the city. (Writings PSA.59.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#x5)
- And they return at evening, they howl like a dog, and go round about the city; (Writings PSA.59.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#x6)
- Sam has 3 dogs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#x7)
- Each dog eats 2 cups of food a day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#x8)
- How many legs do 4 dogs have? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#x9)
- She walks the dog for 30 minutes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#x10)
- The dog wagged its tail. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#x11)
- Always ask before you pet a dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#x12)
- A guide dog helps a blind person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#x13)
- The puppy will grow into a big dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#x14)
- can i pet him?? he's growling (No, leave him and walk away slowly.) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#x15)
- Keep your mutt off my lawn, it's dug 3 holes! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#x16)
- Our old dog was very ill, so the vet put him down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#x17)
- Each canine consumes 2 cups of food per day. Compute the aggregate consumption of 3 canines over a period of 5 days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#x18)
- Did he indeed? a greedy dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dog/#x19)

### note

Thing counted, often with a rate per dog. Trap: legs: 4 per dog. «canine» in an exam means dog. A baby dog is a puppy. «put down» said about a pet means it was killed kindly by a vet. Safety: never pet a growling dog or a dog you do not know; walk away slowly, do not run.

### In the corpora

- [After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.711/)
- [And of Jezebel also spoke the LORD, saying: The dogs shall eat Jezebel in the moat of Jezreel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.795/)
- [Deliver my soul from the sword; mine only one from the power of the dog.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.328/)
- [They return at evening, they howl like a dog, and go round about the city.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.965/)
- [And they return at evening, they howl like a dog, and go round about the city;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.973/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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