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# door

«door» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a part of a wall that opens and closes so people can go…** — 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 (door, doors)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A door is a part of a wall that opens and closes so people can go in and out of a room, house or car. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/door/#m1)

2) A door is also a small hinged part of a cupboard, oven or fridge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/door/#m2)

3) «Next door» means in the house beside yours; «door to door» means from one house to the next or all the way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/door/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it often means the entrance of the tabernacle, the "tent of meeting," where the people gather and offerings are brought. Interpretation: Tradition sees the door as the place where Israel meets God, and the doorposts in Egypt were marked with blood as a sign of protection. In the primary lessons: In maths: a thing counted in a building, car or cupboard; doors per room or car is a rate. Safety: fire doors, keep doors closed in a fire, do not open the door to strangers. Everyday life: knock on the door, shut the door, the front door, the back door. In stories: a secret door, a door to another world. Phrases: front door, next door, door to door, open the door, shut the door, at the door, out of doors (outside).

### examples

- And he put the screen of the door to the tabernacle. (Torah EXO.40.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/door/#x1)
- and assemble thou all the congregation at the door of the tent of meeting.' (Torah LEV.8.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/door/#x2)
- And Lot went out unto them to the door, and shut the door after him. (Torah GEN.19.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/door/#x3)
- Who can open the doors of his face? (Writings JOB.41.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/door/#x4)
- Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.' (Prophets 2KI.9.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/door/#x5)
- And Berechiah and Elkanah were door-keepers for the ark. (Writings 1CH.15.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/door/#x6)
- A car has 4 doors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/door/#x7)
- Each room has 1 door and 2 windows. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/door/#x8)
- The school has 3 floors with 10 doors on each. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/door/#x9)
- How many doors do 5 cars have? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/door/#x10)
- Please close the door quietly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/door/#x11)
- Someone is knocking at the door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/door/#x12)
- Our neighbours next door have a trampoline. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/door/#x13)
- In a fire, close the door behind you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/door/#x14)
- Do not open the door to strangers when you are home alone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/door/#x15)
- At midnight the cottage door opened. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/door/#x16)

### note

Countable: a door, doors. «Indoors» means inside, «outdoors» or «out of doors» means outside. A counted thing; «per car» or «on each floor» is a rate. No clue by itself. Trap: some cars have 2 doors and some have 4 or 5 (with the boot); read the problem.

### In the corpora

- [And Lot went out unto them to the door, and shut the door after him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.484/)
- [But the men put forth their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and the door they shut.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.488/)
- [And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they spoke unto him at the door of the house,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1419/)
- [And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash them with water.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.845/)
- [And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, at the door of the tent of meeting.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.852/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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