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# flock

«flock» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a group of birds or sheep together** — 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 (flock, flocks); verb (flock, flocks, flocked, flocking)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A flock is a group of birds or sheep together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flock/#m1)

2) A flock is a big crowd of people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flock/#m2)

3) To flock is to come together or go somewhere in large numbers: «people flocked to the beach». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flock/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means sheep and goats. It is a main kind of wealth and the animals brought as offerings. Interpretation: The patriarchs were shepherds, and tradition says this showed their gentle character. Moses was also a shepherd before God called him. In the primary lessons: a group of animals counted as one; animals per flock is a rate; animals join or leave the flock; in science: birds fly in flocks to stay safe and find food, some flocks migrate together; in stories: a shepherd looks after his flock; phrases: «a flock of sheep», «flock to», «birds of a feather flock together» (similar people stay together)

### examples

- And Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks. (Torah GEN.30.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flock/#x1)
- And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves. (Torah GEN.21.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flock/#x2)
- And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. (Torah GEN.37.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flock/#x3)
- and over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite. (Writings 1CH.27.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flock/#x4)
- The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds; (Prophets 2SA.12.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flock/#x5)
- Woe to the worthless shepherd that leaveth the flock! (Prophets ZEC.11.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flock/#x6)
- A flock of 30 sheep grazed on the hill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flock/#x7)
- 8 birds flew away from the flock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flock/#x8)
- There are 4 flocks with 12 geese each. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flock/#x9)
- How many birds are in the flock now? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flock/#x10)
- A flock of geese flew south for the winter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flock/#x11)
- The shepherd counted his flock every evening. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flock/#x12)
- Crowds flocked to the beach on the hot day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flock/#x13)
- Birds of a feather flock together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flock/#x14)

### note

A group word: birds joining add, birds flying away take away; flocks × birds per flock = all birds. Trap: count birds, not flocks, unless asked. Other group words: a herd of cows, a school of fish, a pack of wolves.

### In the corpora

- [And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.90/)
- [And Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.338/)
- [And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.569/)
- [And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household; and the Philistines envied him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.747/)
- [And Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.926/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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