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# ram

«ram» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a male sheep, usually with big curled horns** — 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 (a ram, rams; RAM, computer memory); verb (ram, rams, rammed, ramming)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A ram is a male sheep, usually with big curled horns. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#m1)

2) To ram something is to hit or push it very hard, often on purpose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#m2)

3) To ram something into a place is to push it in with force, so it is squashed and tight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#m3)

4) RAM (said «ram») is a computer's working memory, which holds what the computer is using right now. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#m4)

5) (old) A battering ram is a heavy log once used to smash castle doors. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A male sheep, used in offerings. Ram skins dyed red also covered the Tabernacle. Ram is also a man's name, an ancestor of David, and in the Psalms the skipping mountains are likened to rams. Interpretation: The ram is a common offering, as in the ordination of the priests. The ram caught in the thicket in place of Isaac is recalled each year at Rosh Hashanah when the shofar, a ram's horn, is blown. The Psalm's leaping mountains are read as nature rejoicing at God's presence at the Exodus. In the primary lessons: On the farm and in nature lessons a ram is the father sheep (the mother is a ewe, the baby a lamb). In stories and news, a car or ship rams another — a violent crash. In computing lessons RAM is measured in gigabytes. Phrases: «ram into», «ram something home» (make a point very clearly), «rammed» (UK slang, very crowded).

### examples

- and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia-wood; (Torah EXO.25.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#x1)
- two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams, (Torah GEN.32.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#x2)
- one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering; (Torah NUM.7.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#x3)
- and Hezron begot Ram, and Ram begot Amminadab; (Writings RUT.4.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#x4)
- The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like young sheep. (Writings PSA.114.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#x5)
- Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams; ye hills, like young sheep? (Writings PSA.114.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#x6)
- The ram lowered its horns and charged at the fence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#x7)
- A ewe and a ram stood in the field with their lambs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#x8)
- The thief rammed the gate with a stolen van. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#x9)
- He rammed all his clothes into the small bag. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#x10)
- The teacher rammed home the rule: always check your answer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#x11)
- My laptop has eight gigabytes of RAM. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#x12)
- The soldiers used a battering ram to break down the door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#x13)
- The shop was absolutely rammed on Saturday. (UK slang) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#x14)
- What would two do with one ram? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/ram/#x15)

### note

Verb doubles the m: rammed, ramming. RAM stands for «random access memory» and is written in capitals; it is not the same as storage (the hard drive). Do not confuse ram (male sheep) with «lamb» (baby sheep) or «ewe» (female sheep). «Rammed» meaning very full is informal UK talk.

### In the corpora

- [And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.588/)
- [And Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.589/)
- [(32-15) two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes and twenty rams,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1014/)
- [and rams' skins dyed red, and sealskins, and acacia-wood;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.705/)
- [And thou shalt make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red and a covering of sealskins above.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.754/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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