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# egg

«egg» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the round or oval thing a hen lays, which people eat** — 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 (egg, eggs)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An egg is the round or oval thing a hen lays, which people eat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/egg/#m1)

2) An egg is what birds, fish, frogs, insects and reptiles lay; their babies grow inside. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/egg/#m2)

3) An egg is also a chocolate egg at Easter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/egg/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

a thing packed in boxes and counted; eggs often come by the dozen (× 12) or in boxes of 6; in science, many animals hatch from eggs; phrases: «a dozen eggs», «lay an egg», «boiled egg», «egg box», «hatch from an egg»

### examples

- For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, and warmeth them in dust, (Writings JOB.39.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/egg/#x1)
- They hatch basilisks' eggs, and weave the spider's web; he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. (Prophets ISA.59.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/egg/#x2)
- 26 eggs are packed in boxes of 6. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/egg/#x3)
- Mum buys 3 dozen eggs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/egg/#x4)
- Mia had 12 eggs and broke 2. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/egg/#x5)
- The hen laid an egg this morning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/egg/#x6)
- Frogs lay hundreds of eggs in ponds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/egg/#x7)
- I like a boiled egg for breakfast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/egg/#x8)
- The chicks hatched from their eggs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/egg/#x9)
- Crack two eggs into the bowl. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/egg/#x10)
- "A cock can lay an egg! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/egg/#x11)

### note

Countable: an egg, eggs («an» before the vowel sound). Counted like any thing; carries no operation clue. Eggs often come by the dozen: × 12. Safety: wash your hands after touching raw eggs.

### In the corpora

- [For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, and warmeth them in dust,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.1072/)
- [Twins are two babies from one pregnancy; identical twins come from one egg that split, so they look alike.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/18-were-having-a-baby/19/)
- [Some sharks and rays lay eggs in leathery cases called mermaid's purses, while other sharks give birth to live pups.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/28-sharks/17/)
- [Crocodiles lay eggs in nests; the mother guards them and carries the hatchlings to water in her mouth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/29-crocodiles-and-alligators/9/)
- [Alligators bellow so deeply that the water on their backs dances, and babies call from inside their eggs when ready to hatch.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/29-crocodiles-and-alligators/16/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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