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# scabbard

noun (scabbards)

«scabbard» 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

The case or sheath that a sword or knife slides into when it is not being used. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scabbard/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories a sword is pushed into or drawn out of its scabbard; a knight's scabbard may be jewelled

### Examples

- The sword slid quietly into the scabbard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scabbard/#x1)
- The jewels in the scabbard are splendid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scabbard/#x2)
- He wore a gold scabbard at his belt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scabbard/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

The sheath for a sword. In Jeremiah the sword of the LORD is told to return to its scabbard and rest.

**Interpretation.** The prophet's picture is read as a plea for war to end, with God's judgment as the sword that cannot rest until its work is done.

### Examples

- Put up thyself into thy scabbard, rest, and be still. (Prophets JER.47.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/scabbard/#x1)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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