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# male

«male» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Belonging to the sex that cannot give birth or lay eggs…** — 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

adjective (male); noun (a male, males)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Belonging to the sex that cannot give birth or lay eggs; in animals, the one that makes sperm: «a male lion». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/male/#m1)

2) (noun) A male person, animal or plant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/male/#m2)

3) (of a plug or part) Having a part that fits into a hole. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/male/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means a man or boy, or a male animal; many offerings had to be male and without blemish. Interpretation: Tradition says the males appeared three times a year at the Temple, and the firstborn male was holy to God. In the primary lessons: In science: in many animals males and females look different — a male lion has a mane, a male peacock has a colourful tail; in plants, male parts (stamens) make pollen. In forms and science tables: «male / female». Phrases: «a male and a female», «male animals», «male part».

### examples

- one male of the goats for a sin-offering; (Torah NUM.7.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/male/#x1)
- Every male among the priests may eat thereof; it is most holy. (Torah LEV.6.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/male/#x2)
- Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD. (Torah EXO.23.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/male/#x3)
- And of the sons of Bigvai, Uthai and Zaccur; and with him seventy males. (Writings EZR.8.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/male/#x4)
- Of the sons of Shechaniah, the son of Jahaziel; and with him three hundred males. (Writings EZR.8.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/male/#x5)
- Of the sons of Pahath-moab, Eliehoenai the son of Zerahiah; and with him two hundred males. (Writings EZR.8.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/male/#x6)
- The male lion has a big mane. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/male/#x7)
- A male seahorse carries the babies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/male/#x8)
- The male peacock has a beautiful tail. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/male/#x9)
- Most of the birds we saw were males. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/male/#x10)
- Fill in the form: male or female. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/male/#x11)
- The stamen is the male part of a flower. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/male/#x12)
- As a male divinity he is more particularly the god of shepherds and flocks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/male/#x13)

### note

Opposite: female. Homophone: «mail» (letters and post) sounds the same — don't mix them. «Male» is used for animals and science; for people we usually say man, boy, men.

### In the corpora

- [And God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.28/)
- [male and female created He them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.118/)
- [there went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, male and female, as God commanded Noah.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.180/)
- [Three times in the year all thy males shall appear before the Lord GOD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.665/)
- [Three times in the year shall all thy males appear before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1032/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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