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# asp

noun

«asp» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition and Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

An asp is a small, poisonous snake, found in hot countries and in old stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asp/#m1)

### In the lessons

in fables and tales an asp is a snake that speaks or glides across the road

### Examples

- The fox nearly stepped on an asp. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asp/#x1)
- The asp slid quietly across the path. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asp/#x2)
- In the story the asp was clever and could talk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asp/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

In the Torah the poison of asps is a picture of how bitter and deadly the ways of the wicked are. In the primary lessons: in fables and tales an asp is a snake that speaks or glides across the road

### Examples

- Their wine is the venom of serpents, and the cruel poison of asps. (Torah DEU.32.33, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/asp/#x1)
- He shall suck the poison of asps; the viper's tongue shall slay him. (Writings JOB.20.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/asp/#x2)
- Yet his food in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him. (Writings JOB.20.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/asp/#x3)
- Their venom is like the venom of a serpent; they are like the deaf asp that stoppeth her ear; (Writings PSA.58.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/asp/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

A small, poisonous snake. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/asp/#m1)

### Then and now

Rare today, and mostly found in old stories. We would just say snake or viper.

### Examples

- Their wine is the venom of serpents, and the cruel poison of asps. (Torah DEU.32.33, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/asp/#x1)
- And the fox went on till he nearly fell over an asp who was gliding across the road. (The Brown Fairy Book) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/asp/#x2)
- “Well, if you only want them for a short time, perhaps I could manage,” answered the asp; “but I can’t do without them for long.” (The Brown Fairy Book) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/asp/#x3)

### Note

Today: snake; viper.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «asp» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/asp/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«asp» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/asp.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «asp» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/asp/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«asp» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/asp.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «asp» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/A/asp/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«asp» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/asp.html) on Mova free.