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# workman

«workman» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **A person who does a job with his hands, such as a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (workmen)

### meaning for a pupil

A person who does a job with his hands, such as a builder, a mender or a maker of things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/workman/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The "skilful workman" is the master craftsman who wove the Tabernacle curtains and the priest's clothes. Interpretation: Tradition names Bezalel and Oholiab as the chief craftsmen of the Tabernacle, filled with God's spirit. In the primary lessons: a worker in a story; often a man paid to do a job and who must be looked after or paid fairly

### examples

- And they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue, and purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the skilful workman. (Torah EXO.28.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/workman/#x1)
- And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; with the cherubim the work of the skilful workman made he it. (Torah EXO.36.35, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/workman/#x2)
- And thou shalt make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; with cherubim the work of the skilful workman shall it be made. (Torah EXO.26.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/workman/#x3)
- The roundings of thy thighs are like the links of a chain, the work of the hands of a skilled workman. (Writings SNG.7.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/workman/#x4)
- For the customs of the peoples are vanity; for it is but a tree which one cutteth out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman with the axe. (Prophets JER.10.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/workman/#x5)
- The workman mended the roof before lunch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/workman/#x6)
- The workmen built a new bridge over the river. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/workman/#x7)
- The workman was proud of his finished chair. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/W/workman/#x8)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [The roundings of thy thighs are like the links of a chain, the work of the hands of a skilled workman.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/SNG.105/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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