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# marble

«marble» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a small glass ball for playing games** — 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 (marble, marbles)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A marble is a small glass ball for playing games. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marble/#m1)

2) Marble is a hard, smooth stone, often white with lines, used for statues and buildings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marble/#m2)

3) «Marbles» is a game played by rolling marbles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marble/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Marble is used in the Song of Songs as a picture of strength and beauty in the beloved. Tradition often reads the beloved as God and the Song as love between God and Israel. In the primary lessons: a counted thing in problems («6 rows with 9 marbles in every row»); in the playground the game of marbles; in science marble is a kind of rock made deep in the earth; «lose your marbles» is a joke for going a bit crazy

### examples

- His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of fine gold; his aspect is like Lebanon, excellent as the cedars. (Writings SNG.5.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marble/#x1)
- Sam had 8 marbles and lost 3; going away, so 8 − 3 = 5. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marble/#x2)
- There are 6 rows with 9 marbles in every row. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marble/#x3)
- Lily has 5 boxes with 6 marbles in each box. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marble/#x4)
- Let's play marbles at break. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marble/#x5)
- The blue marble rolled under the sofa. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marble/#x6)
- The old statue is made of white marble. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marble/#x7)
- Keep marbles away from babies; they can choke. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marble/#x8)
- I keep my marbles in a cloth bag. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marble/#x9)
- The endless halls shine in marble and many colors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marble/#x10)

### note

The thing being counted; no clue for the operation. «marble» the stone is uncountable (made of marble); the ball is countable (three marbles). Small marbles are a choking risk for little children.

### In the corpora

- ["Lost his marbles" means became mentally confused or went mad; it is humorous and can be unkind.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/5-drink-mind-and-body/8/)
- ["Lost his marbles" means gone mad or very confused.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/36-dim-and-round-the-bend/24/)
- [Babies and toddlers put things in their mouths and can choke on coins, marbles, Lego and balloon pieces.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/112-sharp-things-and-little-ones/10/)
- [Small toy parts, marbles and balloons are among the most common things young children choke on.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/302-toys-and-board-games/21/)
- [He keeps a «calm jar»: one marble for every match he finishes without shouting.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/407-rage-quitting-and-ranked/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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