[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/shoe.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / shoe [← S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/S/) # shoe «shoe» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **something you wear on your foot, with a firm bottom…** — 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 (shoe, shoes) ### meaning for a pupil 1) A shoe is something you wear on your foot, with a firm bottom called the sole. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoe/#m1) 2) Shoes come in pairs: a pair is 2 shoes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoe/#m2) 3) A horseshoe is a curved piece of metal fixed to a horse's hoof. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoe/#m3) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Moses is told to take off his shoes at the burning bush. The shoe-loosing rite, chalitzah, frees a man from marrying his brother's widow. In Ruth, a kinsman draws off his shoe to seal giving up his right to redeem. The Gibeonites show worn shoes to prove a long journey, and in the Psalms God casts His shoe upon Edom, a sign of claiming it. Interpretation: Priests served in the sanctuary barefoot, and the shoe-removal teaches that holy places need humility. The tradition reads the shoe in Ruth as the custom of confirming a transaction, and casting a shoe on Edom as a sign of mastery. In the primary lessons: Maths: things counted, often in pairs; prices of shoes; shoe sizes. Everyday: put on your shoes, tie your shoelaces, school shoes, running shoes. Phrases: «in someone's shoes» means in their situation. ### examples - And his name shall be called in Israel The house of him that had his shoe loosed. (Torah DEU.25.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoe/#x1) - that I will not take a thread nor a shoe-latchet nor aught that is thine, lest thou shouldest say: I have made Abram rich; (Torah GEN.14.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoe/#x2) - And He said: 'Draw not nigh hither; put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.' (Torah EXO.3.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoe/#x3) - And these our garments and our shoes are worn by reason of the very long journey.' (Prophets JOS.9.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoe/#x4) - So the near kinsman said unto Boaz: 'Buy it for thyself.' And he drew off his shoe. (Writings RUT.4.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoe/#x5) - Moab is my washpot; upon Edom do I cast my shoe; Philistia, cry aloud because of me! (Writings PSA.60.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoe/#x6) - A pair of shoes costs $30. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoe/#x7) - She has 6 pairs of shoes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoe/#x8) - How many shoes are in 4 pairs? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoe/#x9) - The shop sold 18 shoes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoe/#x10) - Take off your shoes at the door. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoe/#x11) - I can tie my shoelaces by myself. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoe/#x12) - The blacksmith put new shoes on the horse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoe/#x13) - Try to put yourself in her shoes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoe/#x14) - The Queen pulled off her shoes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoe/#x15) ### note Countable: a shoe, shoes. A pair is 2 shoes; check whether shoes or pairs are counted. Trap: «6 pairs of shoes» is 12 shoes. «Shoe» rhymes with «two»; do not confuse it with «shoo» (go away!). ### In the corpora - [And his name shall be called in Israel The house of him that had his shoe loosed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.671/) - [And these our garments and our shoes are worn by reason of the very long journey.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JOS.204/) - [Moab is my washpot; upon Edom do I cast my shoe; Philistia, cry aloud because of me!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.985/) - [Moab is my washpot; upon Edom do I cast my shoe; over Philistia do I cry aloud.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2007/) - [So the near kinsman said unto Boaz: 'Buy it for thyself.' And he drew off his shoe.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/RUT.78/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «shoe» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shoe/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.