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# beer

noun (beer, beers; a beer)

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

## Everyday

1. An alcoholic drink for adults, made from grain (usually barley) and hops, fizzy and often golden or brown; it is not for children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beer/#m1)
2. A glass, can or bottle of this drink: «He ordered a beer.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beer/#m2)
3. In some drink names that have no alcohol, like «root beer» or «ginger beer», which children can drink. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beer/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories and adult-life lessons beer appears at pubs, barbecues and sports matches; grown-ups may drink it, and the law says children must not buy or drink it. Drinking too much makes people drunk and is unsafe for driving. Phrases: «a pint of beer», «beer garden» (outdoor area of a pub), «ginger beer», «root beer».

### Examples

- Dad had one beer at the barbecue and then switched to water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beer/#x1)
- Beer is made from barley, water, hops and yeast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beer/#x2)
- You must be an adult to buy beer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beer/#x3)
- Ginger beer is a fizzy soft drink that children can have. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beer/#x4)
- Root beer is popular in the USA and has no alcohol. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beer/#x5)
- The pub has a beer garden with a play area. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beer/#x6)
- People should never drive after drinking beer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beer/#x7)
- In the story, the farmer brewed beer in a big wooden barrel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beer/#x8)

### Note

Uncountable as a drink («some beer»), countable as a serving («two beers»). It contains alcohol, which is harmful to children's growing bodies. «Ginger beer» and «root beer» are usually soft drinks despite the name — a trap. Do not confuse with «bier» (a stand for a coffin), which sounds the same.

## In Jewish tradition

Here it is not the drink but part of a place name: Beer means "well" in Hebrew, so Beer-sheba is "well of the oath" or "well of seven."

**Interpretation.** Tradition links the name to the oath Abraham and Abimelech swore over a well, and to the seven ewe-lambs Abraham gave as a witness.

### Examples

- And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba. (Torah GEN.26.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beer/#x1)
- And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran. (Torah GEN.28.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beer/#x2)
- Therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba unto this day. (Torah GEN.26.33, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beer/#x3)
- and Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Biziothiah; (Prophets JOS.15.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beer/#x4)
- And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual; (Writings 1CH.4.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beer/#x5)
- and in Hazar-shual, and in Beer-sheba and the towns thereof; (Writings NEH.11.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/beer/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable as a drink («some beer»), countable as a serving («two beers»). It contains alcohol, which is harmful to children's growing bodies. «Ginger beer» and «root beer» are usually soft drinks despite the name — a trap. Do not confuse with «bier» (a stand for a coffin), which sounds the same.

## On Mova

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