[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/ornament.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / ornament [← O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/O/) # ornament «ornament» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a small object used to make a room, a shelf or a…** — 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 ornament, ornaments); verb (ornament, ornaments, ornamented, ornamenting) ### meaning for a pupil 1) An ornament is a small object used to make a room, a shelf or a Christmas tree look nice, rather than for a practical use. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ornament/#m1) 2) Ornament is decoration added to something to make it beautiful, like carving on a building. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ornament/#m2) 3) To ornament something is to decorate it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ornament/#m3) 4) (music) An ornament is extra notes added to decorate a tune. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ornament/#m4) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it means jewelry or fine things that people wore. The prophets use it for a bride's jewels and for fine gold, and for a wise word as a beautiful thing worn on the ear. Interpretation: After the golden calf the people took off their ornaments as a sign of mourning and repentance, and tradition reads this as grieving for their sin. In Jeremiah a bride never forgets her ornaments, yet Israel forgets God. In Ezekiel the ornaments given to Jerusalem stand for God's gifts to her. In Proverbs a wise reprover's word is like a gold ornament to a listening ear. In the primary lessons: In everyday life and Christmas traditions, families hang ornaments (baubles) on the tree; grandparents have china ornaments on shelves. In art and history, buildings and furniture have ornament. In stories, a broken ornament causes trouble. Phrases: «Christmas tree ornaments», «a china ornament», «garden ornament». ### examples - And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments from mount Horeb onward. (Torah EXO.33.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ornament/#x1) - And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned; and no man did put on him his ornaments. (Torah EXO.33.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ornament/#x2) - Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? (Prophets JER.2.32, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ornament/#x3) - I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck. (Prophets EZK.16.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ornament/#x4) - As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear. (Writings PRO.25.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ornament/#x5) - We hung shiny ornaments on the Christmas tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ornament/#x6) - The cat knocked a china ornament off the shelf. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ornament/#x7) - Grandma's house is full of little ornaments. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ornament/#x8) - The church door was carved with beautiful ornament. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ornament/#x9) - We made paper ornaments in art class. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ornament/#x10) - The garden had a stone frog as an ornament. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ornament/#x11) - Blooming flowers ornament the staircases, and soft carpets the floors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ornament/#x12) ### note Countable for objects (an ornament, ornaments), uncountable for decoration in general. Adjective «ornamental», «ornate» (very decorated). Spelling: or-na-ment, not «ornement». ### In the corpora - [And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned; and no man did put on him his ornaments.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.984/) - [And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments from mount Horeb onward.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.986/) - [Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.59/) - [I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.322/) - [As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.733/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «ornament» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/ornament/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.