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# officer

«officer» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a police officer, a person whose job is to keep people…** — 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 (an officer, officers)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An officer is a police officer, a person whose job is to keep people safe and make them obey the law. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/officer/#m1)

2) An officer is a person with a high rank in the army, navy or air force who gives orders. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/officer/#m2)

3) An officer is a person with an important job in an organisation: a school safety officer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/officer/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: An officer is an Egyptian official or a foreman who gave orders for Pharaoh, such as the court officers or the Israelite foremen under the taskmasters. In the primary lessons: In safety lessons, a police officer in uniform is a safe person to ask for help if you are lost; you can call emergency numbers (911 in the USA and Canada, 999 or 112 in the UK and Ireland, 000 in Australia, 111 in NZ). In stories: brave officers, captains and detectives. Phrases: police officer, fire officer, officer in charge, «Yes, officer».

### examples

- And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying: (Torah EXO.5.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/officer/#x1)
- And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard. (Torah GEN.37.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/officer/#x2)
- And Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers. (Torah GEN.40.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/officer/#x3)
- Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying: (Prophets JOS.1.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/officer/#x4)
- And the priest appointed officers over the house of the LORD. (Prophets 2KI.11.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/officer/#x5)
- And God granted Daniel mercy and compassion in the sight of the chief of the officers. (Writings DAN.1.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/officer/#x6)
- The police officer helped me find my mum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/officer/#x7)
- If you are lost, ask a police officer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/officer/#x8)
- The officer gave orders to the soldiers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/officer/#x9)
- An officer came to talk to our class about road safety. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/officer/#x10)
- The ship's officer checked our tickets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/officer/#x11)
- «Thank you, Officer,» she said. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/officer/#x12)
- Fire officers put out the fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/officer/#x13)
- The officer wore a badge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/officer/#x14)

### note

Countable; starts with a vowel sound, so say «an officer». Do not confuse with «office» (a place where people work). Trap: a person who just says they are a police officer but has no uniform or badge may not be one; check with a trusted adult.

### In the corpora

- [And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, the captain of the guard.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1216/)
- [And Pharaoh was wroth against his two officers, against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the bakers.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1275/)
- [And the same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying:](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.121/)
- [Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying: 'Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.131/)
- [Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying:](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JOS.10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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