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[tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throat/#m2) ### In the lessons In science the throat leads to two tubes: the food pipe (oesophagus) to the stomach and the windpipe (trachea) to the lungs; a small flap stops food going down the wrong way. Your voice box is in your throat. In health lessons a sore throat is a common sign of a cold, and small objects can block the throat and cause choking, so chew food well and keep tiny things away from babies. Phrases: sore throat, clear your throat, lump in your throat, cut-throat. ### Examples - I have a sore throat and a cough. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throat/#x1) - Food goes down your throat to your stomach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throat/#x2) - He cleared his throat before he started to speak. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throat/#x3) - Cut grapes in half for babies so they don't get stuck in the throat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throat/#x4) - The doctor looked at my throat with a little light. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throat/#x5) - I had a lump in my throat when we said goodbye. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throat/#x6) - Drinking warm water can soothe a sore throat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throat/#x7) - Your voice box is in your throat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throat/#x8) - My throat is dry and burning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throat/#x9) ### Note Countable: throats. «Throat» (inside) and «neck» (the whole part between head and shoulders) are different. «A lump in your throat» means a tight feeling when you are about to cry. Never put anything around anyone's throat or neck in games. ## In Jewish tradition Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah says the twenty-two letters are formed in five places of the mouth, the throat being the first. The psalms say idols have no voice in their throat, while a throat dried from crying shows a person's distress. In the primary lessons: In science the throat leads to two tubes: the food pipe (oesophagus) to the stomach and the windpipe (trachea) to the lungs; a small flap stops food going down the wrong way. Your voice box is in your throat. In health lessons a sore throat is a common sign of a cold, and small objects can block the throat and cause choking, so chew food well and keep tiny things away from babies. Phrases: sore throat, clear your throat, lump in your throat, cut-throat. ### Examples - Twenty-two letters are formed by the voice, impressed on the air, and audibly uttered in five situations, in the throat, guttural sounds; in the palate, palatals; by the tongue, linguals; through the teeth, dentals; and by the lips, labial sounds. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/throat/#x1) - And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite. (Writings PRO.23.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/throat/#x2) - I am weary of my crying; my throat is dried; mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. (Writings PSA.69.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/throat/#x3) - They have hands, but they handle not; feet have they, but they walk not; neither speak they with their throat. (Writings PSA.115.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/throat/#x4) ### Note Countable: throats. «Throat» (inside) and «neck» (the whole part between head and shoulders) are different. «A lump in your throat» means a tight feeling when you are about to cry. Never put anything around anyone's throat or neck in games. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «throat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/throat/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«throat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/throat.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «throat» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/T/throat/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«throat» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/throat.html) on Mova free.