Snake When one hears the word snake, many other things come to mind besides a reptile. Knowing the true definition and the implied definition of the word will help us to understand its meaning a little better. Snake is intensively defined as one of the limbless vertebrates constitution the reptilian order orphidia (characterized by a greatly elongated body, tapering tail, and smooth, scaly integument), some species of which are noted for their venomous properties; an ophidian, a serpent. Which comes from the Old English word snaca- snake. Snake is synonymous with evil, sneaky, crook, and deceitful. It is used in a variety of expressions and stories which reveal its extensive meaning. As we look into the intensive definition of snake, we
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The meaning of evil is profoundly immoral and malevolent. Sneaky means sly which also means having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature. Crook means a person who is dishonest or a criminal. Being deceitful means concealing or misrepresenting the truth. For example when you hear someone say “Don’t trust that man he is a snake.” They are trying to say that he cannot be relied on; he is not trustworthy or honest. You sometimes will hear someone call a person who cheats a snake because they are untrustworthy or misrepresenting. You may also hear people refer to thieves as snakes because they are sneaky and deceitful. Also, you may hear someone talking about a tool called a snake used by plumbers to dislodge clogs in …show more content…
In this story God created Adam, He was the first man created. God told Adam he could eat fruit from all the trees in the Garden of Eve except for one, the tree of wisdom. He warned Adam “’if you do not obey, you shall die”. God then created a Woman from Adams ribs, and named her Eve. Both Adam and Eve lived naked in the Garden of Eden, as they had no sense. In the same garden, there lived a snake. The snake advised Eve to eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge, and told her that if she ate the fruit, she would become wise like god. Tempted by this, Eve ate the fruit and made Adam also eat it. In this story, the Snake is an evil temptress who provokes Adam and Eve to do wrong. Now the word snake carries the meaning of sin and is associated with wrong
The meaning of evil is profoundly immoral and malevolent. Sneaky means sly which also means having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature. Crook means a person who is dishonest or a criminal. Being deceitful means concealing or misrepresenting the truth. For example when you hear someone say “Don’t trust that man he is a snake.” They are trying to say that he cannot be relied on; he is not trustworthy or honest. You sometimes will hear someone call a person who cheats a snake because they are untrustworthy or misrepresenting. You may also hear people refer to thieves as snakes because they are sneaky and deceitful. Also, you may hear someone talking about a tool called a snake used by plumbers to dislodge clogs in …show more content…
In this story God created Adam, He was the first man created. God told Adam he could eat fruit from all the trees in the Garden of Eve except for one, the tree of wisdom. He warned Adam “’if you do not obey, you shall die”. God then created a Woman from Adams ribs, and named her Eve. Both Adam and Eve lived naked in the Garden of Eden, as they had no sense. In the same garden, there lived a snake. The snake advised Eve to eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge, and told her that if she ate the fruit, she would become wise like god. Tempted by this, Eve ate the fruit and made Adam also eat it. In this story, the Snake is an evil temptress who provokes Adam and Eve to do wrong. Now the word snake carries the meaning of sin and is associated with wrong