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# scholar

noun (a scholar, scholars)

«scholar» 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 scholar is a person who studies one subject very deeply and knows a great deal about it, like a professor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scholar/#m1)
2. A scholar is a pupil or student who has won a scholarship, money to pay for their studies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scholar/#m2)
3. (old, informal) A scholar is any pupil or schoolchild, or someone who is good at learning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scholar/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history and religious education, scholars are experts who study old books, languages and the Bible; in stories a scholar is a wise, bookish person. A school may call its prize-winning pupils «scholars». Phrases: «a Bible scholar», «a classical scholar», «a scholar of history», «no scholar» (not good at book learning).

### Examples

- She is a scholar of ancient Egypt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scholar/#x1)
- Bible scholars study the old languages of the Bible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scholar/#x2)
- The scholar spent years reading old letters in the library. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scholar/#x3)
- He became a music scholar at the big school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scholar/#x4)
- Dad laughs and says he was never much of a scholar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scholar/#x5)
- Scholars argue about who wrote the poem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scholar/#x6)
- The young scholars filed into the hall for prize day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scholar/#x7)
- ‘Selim,’ said the Caliph, ‘I hear you are a scholar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scholar/#x8)

### Note

Countable: a scholar, two scholars. Related words: «scholarly» (careful and learned), «scholarship» (a grant of money for study, or deep learning itself). A scholar is not the same as a «schoolboy» today, though in older English and in some countries it can mean any pupil.

## In Jewish tradition

In Chronicles it means a pupil, set against the teacher, when the Levites cast lots for their service. In the primary lessons: In history and religious education, scholars are experts who study old books, languages and the Bible; in stories a scholar is a wise, bookish person. A school may call its prize-winning pupils «scholars». Phrases: «a Bible scholar», «a classical scholar», «a scholar of history», «no scholar» (not good at book learning).

### Examples

- In the volume entitled "La Kabbale" by the eminent French scholar and Membre de L'Institut, Adolphe Franck, there is a chapter on the "Sepher Yetzirah.' He writes as follows: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/scholar/#x1)
- The origin of the alphabet was, and still is, a burning •luestion to scholars. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/scholar/#x2)
- And yet, despite all the efforts of a large number of scholars of repute for more than a thousand years, the Sefer Yetzirah remains a sealed book. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/scholar/#x3)
- And they cast lots ward against ward, as well the small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. (Writings 1CH.25.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/scholar/#x4)

### Note

Countable: a scholar, two scholars. Related words: «scholarly» (careful and learned), «scholarship» (a grant of money for study, or deep learning itself). A scholar is not the same as a «schoolboy» today, though in older English and in some countries it can mean any pupil.

## On Mova

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