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# colt

noun (plural colts)

«colt» 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 colt is a young male horse, especially one under four years old. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/colt/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales and poems a colt is a lively young horse that runs and kicks in the fields.

### Examples

- The colt ran across the field. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/colt/#x1)
- The farmer's colt kicked up its heels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/colt/#x2)
- We watched the colts gallop through the meadow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/colt/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

In Jacob's blessing of Judah, the ass's colt is tied to the vine, a sign of rich plenty.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads this as a picture of the plenty of Judah's land and the coming of the king, which some link to the Messiah.

### Examples

- thirty milch camels and their colts, forty kine and ten bulls, twenty she-asses and ten foals. (Torah GEN.32.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/colt/#x1)
- Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt unto the choice vine; he washeth his garments in wine, and his vesture in the blood of grapes; (Torah GEN.49.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/colt/#x2)
- But an empty man will get understanding, when a wild ass's colt is born a man. (Writings JOB.11.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/colt/#x3)
- And he had forty sons and thirty sons' sons, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts; and he judged Israel eight years. (Prophets JDG.12.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/colt/#x4)
- And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead. (Prophets JDG.10.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/colt/#x5)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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