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# oak

noun (oak, oaks; also oak tree); adjective (made of oak)

«oak» 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. An oak is a big tree with hard wood that can live for hundreds of years. Its nuts are called acorns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oak/#m1)
2. Oak is the strong wood from this tree, used for furniture and floors. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oak/#m2)

### In the lessons

trees counted; heights, acorns, rows of trees; in science: oaks lose their leaves in autumn, acorns grow into new oaks, many insects and birds live in an oak; in stories: a great old oak in the forest; saying: «great oaks from little acorns grow» (big things start small)

### Examples

- The park has 14 oaks and 9 pines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oak/#x1)
- The oak is 20 metres tall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oak/#x2)
- A squirrel hides 30 acorns from the oak. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oak/#x3)
- They plant oaks in 4 rows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oak/#x4)
- The old oak tree is over 300 years old. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oak/#x5)
- This table is made of oak. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oak/#x6)
- Oak leaves have wavy edges. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oak/#x7)
- Great oaks from little acorns grow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oak/#x8)
- ‘I did; this old wide-spreading oak. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oak/#x9)

### Note

A thing counted; trap: when asked for all trees, add oaks to the other trees. «An oak» (an before a vowel sound). As wood, «oak» is uncountable (made of oak).

## In Jewish tradition

In the Torah, an oak is a large tree often marking a burial place or a holy meeting spot. The prophets name the oaks of Bashan as tall, strong trees, used to stand for proud, mighty things, and their wood was used for ship oars.

**Interpretation.** The oak under which Deborah was buried was named Allon-bacuth, "oak of weeping," and tradition sees it as a mark of deep mourning. The prophets' picture of the oaks of Bashan falling is read as God bringing down the proud.

### Examples

- And Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried below Beth-el under the oak; and the name of it was called Allon-bacuth. (Torah GEN.35.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/oak/#x1)
- And upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan; (Prophets ISA.2.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/oak/#x2)
- Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; thy deck have they made of ivory inlaid in larch, from the isles of the Kittites. (Prophets EZK.27.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/oak/#x3)
- Wail, O cypress-tree, for the cedar is fallen; because the glorious ones are spoiled; wail, O ye oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest is come down. (Prophets ZEC.11.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/oak/#x4)

### Note

A thing counted; trap: when asked for all trees, add oaks to the other trees. «An oak» (an before a vowel sound). As wood, «oak» is uncountable (made of oak).

## On Mova

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