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# ship

«ship» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a big boat that carries people or goods across the sea** — 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, verb (ship, ships, shipped, shipping)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A ship is a big boat that carries people or goods across the sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/ship/#m1)

2) To ship is to send goods, by sea, road, air or post. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/ship/#m2)

3) Shipping is sending goods, or the cost of sending them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/ship/#m3)

4) A spaceship is a vehicle that travels in space. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/ship/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

Maths: ships counted, people or boxes carried; rates such as «ships 200 boxes a week» or speed in km an hour. Everyday: online orders are shipped; shipping costs. History and stories: sailing ships, pirates, explorers. Phrases: on board a ship, abandon ship, shipwreck.

### examples

- Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea, and he shall be a shore for ships, and his flank shall be upon Zidon. (Torah GEN.49.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/ship/#x1)
- But ships shall come from the coast of Kittim, and they shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall come to destruction. (Torah NUM.24.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/ship/#x2)
- With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish. (Writings PSA.48.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/ship/#x3)
- She is like the merchant-ships; she bringeth her food from afar. (Writings PRO.31.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/ship/#x4)
- Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste. (Prophets ISA.23.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/ship/#x5)
- A ship carries 500 people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/ship/#x6)
- The ship sails 30 km an hour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/ship/#x7)
- The factory ships 200 boxes a week. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/ship/#x8)
- How many boxes are shipped in 4 weeks? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/ship/#x9)
- The pirates' ship had three tall masts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/ship/#x10)
- Our parcel was shipped yesterday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/ship/#x11)
- Shipping costs 5 dollars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/ship/#x12)
- Long ago, people crossed the ocean by ship. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/ship/#x13)
- And a ship came sailing by. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/ship/#x14)

### note

Countable noun; verb doubles the p: shipped, shipping. Carrying capacity and rates (per hour, per week): total = rate × time. Trap: a ship is bigger than a boat; «ship» as a verb does not need the sea.

### In the corpora

- [Gilead abode beyond the Jordan; and Dan, why doth he sojourn by the ships?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.139/)
- [And upon all the ships of Tarshish, and upon all delightful imagery.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.48/)
- [Howl, ye ships of Tarshish, for your stronghold is laid waste.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.482/)
- [But Jonah was gone down into the innermost parts of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JON.5/)
- [With the east wind Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.788/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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