bean

«bean» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a seed you can eat, which grows in a pod — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (bean, beans); verb (bean — informal, to hit on the head)

meaning for a pupil

1) A bean is a seed you can eat, which grows in a pod. tree →

2) A bean is the plant it grows on. tree →

3) A bean is a seed of other plants used for food or drinks, like coffee beans or cocoa beans. tree →

4) «Full of beans» means full of energy. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Beans were common food, here brought to David and his men with other supplies. They were eaten as plain, humble food. Interpretation: The gift of beans, wheat and lentils to David in exile is seen as the kindness of friends who helped him. Tradition praises such hospitality to the needy. In the primary lessons: things counted, like jelly beans, or plants in rows; in science, children grow beans in jars to see roots and shoots; phrases «jelly beans», «baked beans», «green beans», «spill the beans» (tell a secret), «full of beans»

examples

• brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and meal, and parched corn, and beans, and lentils, and parched pulse, (Prophets 2SA.17.28, JPS 1917) tree →
• The jar has 50 jelly beans. tree →
• She planted 4 rows of 6 bean plants. tree →
• He ate 12 beans. tree →
• Each bag holds 20 beans. tree →
• We grew a bean in a jar in science class. tree →
• Jack climbed the beanstalk. tree →
• Chocolate is made from cocoa beans. tree →
• Don't spill the beans about the party! tree →
• The puppy is full of beans. tree →
• Green beans are a healthy vegetable. tree →
• You will have to steal some beans from the fields. tree →

note

Just a thing counted. Trap: «jelly beans» are candy, still counted one by one. Guess how many beans are in a jar: estimate, then count.

In the corpora

• Peanuts are seeds that grow in pods underground like peas and beans, and some people are badly allergic to them.
• Beans, lentils, nuts, tofu and eggs give plenty of protein to people who do not eat meat.
• Chocolate starts as a bitter bean.
• Fresh cocoa beans taste bitter and smell of chocolate only after fermenting, drying and roasting.
• Nuts, beans and many spices are seeds or other plant parts that plants pack with food or guard with strong tastes.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bean» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.