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# carving

noun (a carving, carvings; carving — the activity); verb form (carve, carves, carved, carving)

«carving» 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. A carving is an object or pattern made by cutting wood, stone or another material. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carving/#m1)
2. Carving is the art or activity of cutting shapes into a material. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carving/#m2)
3. Carving means cutting cooked meat into slices. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carving/#m3)

### In the lessons

In art and history lessons, pupils see stone carvings, totem poles and Maori wood carvings. In everyday life families carve pumpkins at Halloween and carve the roast at a family dinner. Phrases: wood carving, pumpkin carving, carving knife.

### Examples

- The museum has old stone carvings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carving/#x1)
- We went pumpkin carving at Halloween. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carving/#x2)
- The totem pole has carvings of animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carving/#x3)
- Maori wood carvings tell stories of ancestors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carving/#x4)
- Dad was carving the turkey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carving/#x5)
- Carving takes patience and a sharp tool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carving/#x6)
- Only a grown-up should use a carving knife. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carving/#x7)
- Just let me finish carving this cross. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carving/#x8)

### Note

Carve: the e drops before -ing: carving. Countable when it is an object (a carving), uncountable for the activity. Safety: carving tools and knives are sharp; children should carve with a grown-up and cut away from their body.

## In Jewish tradition

It means the craft of cutting wood into shapes, or a shape that is cut. Bezalel was given skill in it for the Tabernacle, and Solomon's Temple doors had carvings of cherubim, palm-trees and flowers.

**Interpretation.** Tradition says Bezalel was filled with divine wisdom for this work. His craft shows that skilled work for holy purposes is itself holy.

### Examples

- and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship. (Torah EXO.31.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carving/#x1)
- and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of skilful workmanship. (Torah EXO.35.33, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carving/#x2)
- And as for the two doors of olive-wood, he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold; and he spread the gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm-trees. (Prophets 1KI.6.32, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carving/#x3)

### Note

Carve: the e drops before -ing: carving. Countable when it is an object (a carving), uncountable for the activity. Safety: carving tools and knives are sharp; children should carve with a grown-up and cut away from their body.

## On Mova

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