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# gallant

«gallant» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Brave, especially in a fine, noble way: a gallant knight** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (gallant, more gallant, most gallant); noun (a gallant, gallants — old)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Brave, especially in a fine, noble way: a gallant knight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gallant/#m1)

2) (of a man, old-fashioned) Very polite and kind to women. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gallant/#m2)

3) (old) Grand and splendid to look at: a gallant ship. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gallant/#m3)

4) (noun, old) a fashionable young man. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gallant/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Isaiah means a splendid, grand ship. It is used in a promise that no enemy ships will come against Jerusalem. Interpretation: The commentators read this as a promise that God himself will protect Zion, so that no foe can attack it. In the primary lessons: Found in stories of knights, soldiers and heroes, and in history. «A gallant effort» means a brave try, even if it failed — common in sports reports. In The Wind in the Willows the friends make a gallant attack to win back Toad Hall from the weasels.

### examples

- But there the LORD will be with us in majesty, in a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby. (Prophets ISA.33.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gallant/#x1)
- The gallant knight rode to save the village. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gallant/#x2)
- The team made a gallant effort but lost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gallant/#x3)
- He held the door open in a gallant way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gallant/#x4)
- The four friends made a gallant charge into Toad Hall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gallant/#x5)
- The gallant soldiers did not run away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gallant/#x6)
- Toad imagined himself as a gallant hero. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gallant/#x7)
- A gallant ship sailed into the harbour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/gallant/#x8)

### note

Say «GAL-ant» for brave; «ga-LANT» sometimes for the polite-to-women sense (old). Noun: gallantry (bravery). Adverb: gallantly.

### In the corpora

- [Toad, the gallant Water Rat, the famous Mr.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/73-willows-ch12-part4-an-altered-toad/8/)
- [And that's the gallant Water Rat, a terrible fighter, walking along o' him!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/73-willows-ch12-part4-an-altered-toad/33/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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