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# rock

«rock» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **The hard, solid material that the Earth's surface is made of** — 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 (rock, rocks); verb (rock, rocks, rocked, rocking)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The hard, solid material that the Earth's surface is made of. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rock/#m1)

2) A large stone: "sitting on a rock". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rock/#m2)

3) A kind of loud popular music with guitars and drums: "rock music". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rock/#m3)

4) As a verb, to move gently from side to side or back and forth: "rock the baby". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rock/#m4)

5) As a verb, to shake or shock: "The earthquake rocked the town." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rock/#m5)

6) A hard sweet in a stick (British seaside rock). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rock/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Deuteronomy "the Rock" is a name for God, meaning a strong, steady protector. Rocks also appear as real stones, like the one Moses struck for water. Interpretation: Jewish tradition keeps "Tzur," Rock, as a name for God, and it is sung in the song "Tzur Mishelo" at the Sabbath table. In the primary lessons: In science, there are three kinds of rock: igneous (from cooled lava), sedimentary (layers pressed together, may hold fossils) and metamorphic (changed by heat and pressure); rocks slowly wear into soil and sand. In safety: rocks at the sea are slippery; don't climb loose rocks. Phrases: rock pool, rock music, solid as a rock, rock bottom, on the rocks.

### examples

- For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges. (Torah DEU.32.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rock/#x1)
- And it is said: Where are their gods, the rock in whom they trusted; (Torah DEU.32.37, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rock/#x2)
- Of the Rock that begot thee thou wast unmindful, and didst forget God that bore thee. (Torah DEU.32.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rock/#x3)
- Do horses run upon the rocks? (Prophets AMO.6.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rock/#x4)
- And who is a Rock, except our God? (Writings PSA.18.32, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rock/#x5)
- Yea, there is no Rock; I know not any. (Prophets ISA.44.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rock/#x6)
- This rock has a fossil in it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rock/#x7)
- We sat on a big rock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rock/#x8)
- Rocks slowly break down into sand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rock/#x9)
- Granite is a very hard rock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rock/#x10)
- Rock the baby to sleep. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rock/#x11)
- The earthquake rocked the city. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rock/#x12)
- Look for crabs in the rock pools. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rock/#x13)
- My dad loves rock music. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rock/#x14)
- The ship had struck upon a rock. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rock/#x15)

### note

"A rock" is countable; "rock" as material is uncountable. In American English, "rock" can mean any stone, even a small one. "Rocking chair" rocks back and forth.

### In the corpora

- [And the LORD said: 'Behold, there is a place by Me, and thou shalt stand upon the rock.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1004/)
- [And the rock-badger, because he cheweth the cud but parteth not the hoof, he is unclean unto you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.259/)
- [Of the Rock that begot thee thou wast unmindful, and didst forget God that bore thee.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.903/)
- [For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.916/)
- [And it is said: Where are their gods, the rock in whom they trusted;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.922/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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