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# lamp

noun (lamp, lamps)

«lamp» 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 lamp is a thing that gives light, often standing on a table, a desk or along a street. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lamp/#m1)
2. Old lamps burned oil or gas to make light; most lamps today use electricity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lamp/#m2)
3. A heat lamp gives warmth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lamp/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school maths: things counted, often placed at equal gaps along a street (lamps = gaps + 1 on a line); also bought at a price. In science: a lamp in a circuit lights when the circuit is complete; light sources. In stories: Aladdin's magic lamp. Phrases: «turn on the lamp», «street lamp», «desk lamp», «lamp post».

### Examples

- There are 9 lamps along the street. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lamp/#x1)
- Lamps stand every 20 m. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lamp/#x2)
- A lamp costs 15 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lamp/#x3)
- Each room has 2 lamps. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lamp/#x4)
- I read in bed by the light of my lamp. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lamp/#x5)
- The lamp lights up when the circuit is closed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lamp/#x6)
- Aladdin rubbed the lamp and a genie appeared. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lamp/#x7)
- The street lamps come on when it gets dark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lamp/#x8)

### Note

Countable: «a lamp». «Lamp» is the whole thing; «bulb» is the glass part that glows. Maths: counted things; on a line lamps = gaps + 1. Trap: forgetting the lamp at the start. Safety: do not touch a hot bulb.

## In Jewish tradition

Here a lamp is an oil lamp of the Tabernacle, kept lit before the LORD on the golden lampstand. In David's song and the Psalms, God is called a lamp and His word a lamp, as a figure of speech for guidance and light in dark times.

**Interpretation.** The lamps of the Tabernacle were lit every evening by the priests. This is remembered in the "eternal light" that hangs in front of the ark in a synagogue. Psalm 119:105 is read as teaching that the Torah lights a person's way through life.

### Examples

- And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses. (Torah EXO.40.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lamp/#x1)
- He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually. (Torah LEV.24.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lamp/#x2)
- the candlestick also for the light, and its vessels, and its lamps, and the oil for the light; (Torah EXO.35.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lamp/#x3)
- For Thou art my lamp, O LORD; and the LORD doth lighten my darkness. (Prophets 2SA.22.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lamp/#x4)
- For Thou dost light my lamp; the LORD my God doth lighten my darkness. (Writings PSA.18.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lamp/#x5)
- Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. (Writings PSA.119.105, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lamp/#x6)

### Note

Countable: «a lamp». «Lamp» is the whole thing; «bulb» is the glass part that glows. Maths: counted things; on a line lamps = gaps + 1. Trap: forgetting the lamp at the start. Safety: do not touch a hot bulb.

## On Mova

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