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# harness

«harness» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **A set of straps put on a horse or other animal to control…** — 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

noun (a harness, harnesses); verb (harness, harnesses, harnessed, harnessing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A set of straps put on a horse or other animal to control it or join it to a cart. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/harness/#m1)

2) A set of straps that holds a person safely, for climbing, in a car seat or in a pushchair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/harness/#m2)

3) (verb) To put a harness on an animal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/harness/#m3)

4) (verb) To control and use a natural force or thing: «harness the power of the wind». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/harness/#m4)

5) To be broken in to harness means to be trained to accept hard work or discipline. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/harness/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is a war order in Jeremiah about Egypt's army. Interpretation: Tradition reads this as showing that great armies cannot save any nation against God's plan. In the primary lessons: In science: we harness energy from the wind, sun and water to make electricity. In safety: climbers and window cleaners wear a safety harness; babies and small children sit in a car seat harness. Phrases: «safety harness», «dog harness», «harness the wind/sun».

### examples

- Harness the horses, and mount, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail. (Prophets JER.46.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/harness/#x1)
- The farmer put a harness on the horse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/harness/#x2)
- Climbers must wear a safety harness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/harness/#x3)
- Our dog pulls less on the lead when she wears a harness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/harness/#x4)
- Wind turbines harness the power of the wind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/harness/#x5)
- Buckle your baby sister's harness in the car seat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/harness/#x6)
- Solar panels harness energy from the sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/harness/#x7)

### note

Plural: harnesses. Verb: harnessed, harnessing. «Harness» energy = use it, not catch it with straps.

### In the corpora

- [A dog in a working harness is on duty, so you do not stroke it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/292-dogs-from-wolves-to-best-friends-living-with-dogs-today/9/)
- [A guide dog or assistance dog in a harness is working, so you do not stroke, call or feed it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/61-cats-and-dogs-up-close/19/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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