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# phoenix

noun (a phoenix, phoenixes); proper noun (Phoenix, a city)

«phoenix» 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 phoenix is a magical bird from old stories that burns itself in fire and is born again from its own ashes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phoenix/#m1)
2. Phoenix (capital P) is the capital city of the US state of Arizona, in a hot desert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phoenix/#m2)
3. Phoenix is also a boy's name, used for a character in some old stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phoenix/#m3)

### In the lessons

In myths and stories, the phoenix is a symbol of starting again after something terrible, and in Harry Potter Fawkes is a phoenix. In everyday speech, «rise like a phoenix from the ashes» means to come back stronger after failing or losing everything. In geography: Phoenix is one of the hottest big cities in the USA.

### Examples

- The phoenix rose from the ashes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phoenix/#x1)
- In the story, the phoenix's tears could heal wounds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phoenix/#x2)
- Phoenix is a very hot city in Arizona. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phoenix/#x3)
- The team rose like a phoenix after losing every game last year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phoenix/#x4)
- A phoenix is not a real bird. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phoenix/#x5)
- The phoenix had red and gold feathers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phoenix/#x6)
- Dumbledore had a phoenix called Fawkes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phoenix/#x7)
- Our school drama club is called the Phoenix Players. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phoenix/#x8)
- "I can go no farther," said Phoenix. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phoenix/#x9)

### Note

Spelled with ph (sounds like f) and -oe-: FEE-niks. The phoenix is a myth, not a real animal. Plural: phoenixes.

## In Jewish tradition

The word may be a translation of a Hebrew word meaning a long-lived bird, or perhaps sand or palm tree.

**Interpretation.** Some old commentators say the bird is the chol, which was said to live forever; Job hopes for a long and safe life.

### Examples

- Then I said: 'I shall die with my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the phoenix; (Writings JOB.29.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/phoenix/#x1)

### Note

Spelled with ph (sounds like f) and -oe-: FEE-niks. The phoenix is a myth, not a real animal. Plural: phoenixes.

## On Mova

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