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# bosom

noun (bosom, bosoms)

«bosom» 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. The bosom is the front of a person's chest, the place where you hold someone close. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bosom/#m1)
2. The bosom is the heart or inner feelings: a bosom friend is one you love and trust. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bosom/#m2)

### In the lessons

in fairy tales the bosom is where a hero takes a loved one close, or where a deep feeling fills a person

### Examples

- Let me take it to my bosom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bosom/#x1)
- Her head sank on her bosom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bosom/#x2)
- Joy filled the bosom of the Dryad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bosom/#x3)
- She is my bosom friend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bosom/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

The chest or lap, where one holds a child or something loved. Also used for the inner self or God's hidden hand.

**Interpretation.** Holding in the bosom is a sign of closeness and care. Asking God to draw His hand from His bosom is a plea for Him to act.

### Examples

- Draw it out of Thy bosom and consume them. (Writings PSA.74.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bosom/#x1)
- Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom. (Writings PSA.129.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bosom/#x2)
- Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? (Writings PRO.6.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bosom/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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