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# tent

«tent» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a shelter made of cloth or nylon, held up by poles and…** — 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 (tent, tents)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A tent is a shelter made of cloth or nylon, held up by poles and ropes, that you put up when you go camping. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tent/#m1)

2) A big tent is used for a circus or a party (a marquee). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tent/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The tent of meeting was the portable sanctuary in the desert. The festival of Sukkot recalls living in huts after leaving Egypt. In the primary lessons: Maths: a thing counted, often with people per tent; «how many tents are needed» means round up. Everyday and outdoors: put up (pitch) a tent, take down a tent, tent pegs, sleeping bags. Safety: never use a stove or fire inside a tent.

### examples

- And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond Migdal-eder. (Torah GEN.35.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tent/#x1)
- Go say to them: Return ye to your tents. (Torah DEU.5.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tent/#x2)
- And Laban felt about all the tent, but found them not. (Torah GEN.31.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tent/#x3)
- Is not their tent-cord plucked up within them? (Writings JOB.4.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tent/#x4)
- Now Israel had fled every man to his tent. (Prophets 2SA.19.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tent/#x5)
- And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt?' (Writings JOB.21.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tent/#x6)
- Each tent holds 4 people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tent/#x7)
- 20 campers need tents. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tent/#x8)
- They put up 6 tents. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tent/#x9)
- How many tents are needed for 18 children? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tent/#x10)
- We hammered the tent pegs into the ground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tent/#x11)
- The circus put up a huge striped tent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tent/#x12)
- Rain pattered on the tent all night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tent/#x13)
- Zip the tent shut to keep out the mosquitoes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tent/#x14)
- "Well, if your business be not pressing, tarry awhile in my tent." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/tent/#x15)

### note

Countable: a tent, tents. People per tent is a rate. Trap: «how many tents are needed» means round up: 18 children in tents of 4 need 5 tents, not 4.5.

### In the corpora

- [And Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.109/)
- [And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.238/)
- [God enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be their servant.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.244/)
- [And Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.338/)
- [Now Jacob had pitched his tent in the mountain; and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mountain of Gilead.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.962/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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