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# willow

«willow» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a tree with long, thin, bendy branches and narrow leaves…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a willow, willows; willow, uncountable for the wood)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A willow is a tree with long, thin, bendy branches and narrow leaves, often growing near water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/willow/#m1)

2) Willow is the wood of this tree, used to make cricket bats and baskets. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/willow/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: One of the "four species" taken on Sukkot, the branches of the brook. Interpretation: The willow (aravah) is waved with the palm, myrtle and citron, and tradition says the four stand for different kinds of people joined together. In the primary lessons: In science and nature lessons, willows grow by rivers and ponds; weeping willows have branches that hang down to the water. Willow bark contains a natural substance once used to ease pain. Cricket bats are made of willow. In stories, willow trees appear by riverbanks («The Wind in the Willows»). Phrases: «weeping willow», «pussy willow», «willow basket».

### examples

- And ye shall take you on the first day the fruit of goodly trees, branches of palm-trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook, and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days. (Torah LEV.23.40, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/willow/#x1)
- Upon the willows in the midst thereof we hanged up our harps. (Writings PSA.137.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/willow/#x2)
- And they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses. (Prophets ISA.44.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/willow/#x3)
- The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. (Writings JOB.40.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/willow/#x4)
- A weeping willow hung over the pond. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/willow/#x5)
- Cricket bats are made from willow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/willow/#x6)
- We made a basket from willow sticks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/willow/#x7)
- Willows like wet ground near rivers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/willow/#x8)
- The willow's long branches swayed in the wind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/willow/#x9)
- Pussy willow has soft, furry buds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/willow/#x10)
- The long willow-leaves were quite yellow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/willow/#x11)

### note

Countable for trees («three willows»), uncountable for the wood («made of willow»). Double l. Adjective «willowy» means tall, thin and graceful.

### In the corpora

- [And they shall spring up among the grass, as willows by the watercourses.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.972/)
- [Upon the willows in the midst thereof we hanged up our harps.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2506/)
- [The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.1116/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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