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# recorder

«recorder» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a simple wooden or plastic wind instrument with holes…** — 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 recorder, recorders)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A recorder is a simple wooden or plastic wind instrument with holes, which you blow into and play by covering the holes with your fingers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recorder/#m1)

2) A machine that records sound or pictures, like a voice recorder or a flight recorder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recorder/#m2)

3) A person who writes down what happens, for example in a group. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recorder/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is the name of a royal officer who kept the records and was a trusted adviser of the king. Interpretation: Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud held this post under David and Solomon. The tradition reads it as showing the order of the court. In the primary lessons: Used at school in music lessons: many children learn the recorder first. In everyday life: a voice recorder or a video recorder. In group work the "recorder" writes down the group's ideas. A plane's "black box" is a flight recorder.

### examples

- and Adoram was over the levy; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder; (Prophets 2SA.20.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recorder/#x1)
- Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder; (Prophets 1KI.4.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recorder/#x2)
- And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; (Prophets 2SA.8.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recorder/#x3)
- We are learning to play the recorder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recorder/#x4)
- She played a tune on her recorder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recorder/#x5)
- Cover all the holes to play a low note on the recorder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recorder/#x6)
- Who wants to be the recorder for our group? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recorder/#x7)
- The journalist used a voice recorder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recorder/#x8)
- The flight recorder was found after the crash. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recorder/#x9)
- Wash your recorder after you play it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/recorder/#x10)

### note

Countable. Made from record + -er. Stress: ri-KOR-der.

### In the corpora

- [And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.226/)
- [and Adoram was over the levy; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was the recorder;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.631/)
- [Elihoreph and Ahijah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.139/)
- [And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.710/)
- [Blowing too hard makes a recorder jump up to a shrill squeal; a soft, steady breath gives a clear note.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/1-music-lessons-and-the-recorder/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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