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# calamus

noun (calamus, calamuses)

«calamus» 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

A sweet-smelling water plant with a long root that was once used as medicine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calamus/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old Uncle Remus tales, a root Brer Fox uses as a cure or a trick; not a word used in ordinary talk

### Examples

- Brer Fox dug up a calamus root. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calamus/#x1)
- The calamus smelled sweet in the pond. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calamus/#x2)
- Old healers used its root as medicine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/calamus/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

It was one of the spices of the holy anointing oil used in the tent of meeting.

**Interpretation.** The rabbis list calamus among the spices in the anointing oil. They taught that this oil was made only for holy use, and no one was allowed to make it for ordinary purposes.

### Examples

- 'Take thou also unto thee the chief spices, of flowing myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty, (Torah EXO.30.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/calamus/#x1)
- Vedan and Javan traded with yarn for thy wares; massive iron, cassia, and calamus, were among thy merchandise. (Prophets EZK.27.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/calamus/#x2)
- Spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices. (Writings SNG.4.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/calamus/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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