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# cypress

noun (cypresses)

«cypress» 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 tall evergreen tree with dark, pointed leaves, often planted in gardens and graveyards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cypress/#m1)
2. (old use) A branch of the tree, a sign of mourning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cypress/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales, the cypress is a tree linked with gods and with mourning

### Examples

- We planted a cypress in the garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cypress/#x1)
- Mourners carried cypress branches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cypress/#x2)
- The tall cypress stood by the gate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cypress/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## In Jewish tradition

A tall, strong evergreen wood used for beams and boards. It was used in Solomon's palace and Temple.

**Interpretation.** Its use in the Temple is read as a sign that the best materials were given to God's house.

### Examples

- The beams of our houses are cedars, and our panels are cypresses. (Writings SNG.1.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cypress/#x1)
- So Hiram gave Solomon timber of cedar and timber of cypress according to all his desire. (Prophets 1KI.5.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cypress/#x2)
- And the greater house he covered with cypress-wood, which he overlaid with fine gold, and wrought thereon palm-trees and chains. (Writings 2CH.3.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/cypress/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

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