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# embalm

«embalm» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to treat it with special chemicals or salts so it does…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (embalm, embalms, embalmed, embalming); noun embalming, embalmer

### meaning for a pupil

1) To embalm a dead body is to treat it with special chemicals or salts so it does not rot quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/embalm/#m1)

2) In ancient Egypt, embalming was part of making a mummy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/embalm/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Joseph had Jacob embalmed in Egypt, the Egyptian way of keeping a body, so he could be carried back to Canaan to be buried. Jewish law later does not embalm, since the body should return to the earth. In the primary lessons: History lessons on ancient Egypt (mummies, canopic jars, natron salt). In modern life, funeral directors may embalm a body before a funeral. A serious, respectful word. Phrases: embalm the body, embalming fluid.

### examples

- And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. (Torah GEN.50.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/embalm/#x1)
- And they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt. (Torah GEN.50.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/embalm/#x2)
- And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of embalming. (Torah GEN.50.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/embalm/#x3)
- The ancient Egyptians embalmed their kings and queens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/embalm/#x4)
- Embalming a pharaoh took about seventy days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/embalm/#x5)
- They used natron salt to dry out the body before embalming it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/embalm/#x6)
- The museum showed tools used to embalm mummies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/embalm/#x7)
- Some families choose to have a loved one embalmed before the funeral. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/embalm/#x8)
- The embalmers wrapped the body in linen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/embalm/#x9)
- He is wrapped in yellow linen, and embalmed with spices. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/embalm/#x10)

### note

The l is silent in most accents: «em-BAHM» (like palm, calm). A respectful topic: speak about it calmly. Do not mix up with «embark» or «balm» (a soothing cream), though they share a root.

### In the corpora

- [And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1634/)
- [And the physicians embalmed Israel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1635/)
- [And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of embalming.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1636/)
- [And they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1663/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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