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# provender

«provender» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Food, especially dry food for horses and farm animals…** — 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 (provender – uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (old-fashioned) Food, especially dry food for horses and farm animals, such as hay and oats. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provender/#m1)

2) (humorous) Food for people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provender/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it means feed for animals, such as straw and fodder for camels and donkeys. Interpretation: Tradition notes Rebekah's kindness to travelers and their animals. It was a sign that she was a fit wife for Isaac. In the primary lessons: An old word that sounds grand and funny; in The Wind in the Willows the animals talk about good provender for a trip, and the horse pulling Toad's caravan needs provender. Today used for fun: «Bring plenty of provender for the picnic!»

### examples

- She said moreover unto him: 'We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.' (Torah GEN.24.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provender/#x1)
- And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender. (Torah GEN.43.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provender/#x2)
- And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass provender in the lodging-place, he espied his money; and, behold, it was in the mouth of his sack. (Torah GEN.42.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provender/#x3)
- They cut his provender in the field; and they despoil the vineyard of the wicked. (Writings JOB.24.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provender/#x4)
- The oxen likewise and the young asses that till the ground shall eat savoury provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan. (Prophets ISA.30.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provender/#x5)
- Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man that is with thy servants; there is no want of any thing.' (Prophets JDG.19.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provender/#x6)
- The farmer stored provender for the horses in the barn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provender/#x7)
- The caravan horse needed provender and water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provender/#x8)
- «Let's see what provender is in the basket!» said the Rat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provender/#x9)
- The army carried provender for the horses. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provender/#x10)
- We packed plenty of provender for the long walk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provender/#x11)
- The stable boy gave the ponies their evening provender. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provender/#x12)

### note

Uncountable. Old-fashioned: in everyday talk say «food» or «fodder».

### In the corpora

- [She said moreover unto him: 'We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.646/)
- [They cut his provender in the field; and they despoil the vineyard of the wicked.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.626/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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