build
part of speech
verb (build, builds, built, building); noun (build — body shape)
meaning for a pupil
1) To build is to make something by putting parts together, like a house, a tower or a model. tree →
2) To build up is to make bigger or stronger, little by little. tree →
3) Your build is the shape and size of your body. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah the word is used for making cities, altars and houses, and sometimes for founding a family or a people. Interpretation: The rabbis noticed that Rachel and Leah are said to have "built" the house of Israel, and so building can mean raising a family and a nation, not only making walls. In the primary lessons: making something from parts such as blocks or bricks; the parts used are often taken away from what one had; «can build with N if each needs M» is a division; in design and technology we build models; phrases: «build up», «build a tower», «build a sandcastle», «built of»
examples
- And they built for Pharaoh store-cities, Pithom and Raamses. (Torah EXO.1.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer; (Torah NUM.32.34, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim; (Torah NUM.32.37, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they built the city, and dwelt therein. (Prophets JDG.18.28, JPS 1917) tree →
- So Solomon built the house, and finished it. (Prophets 1KI.6.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether, (Prophets 1KI.9.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- He built a tower with 25 blocks. tree →
- They build 3 houses each week. tree →
- How many birdhouses can she build with 18 nails if each needs 6? tree →
- Randy built a castle. tree →
- We built a sandcastle on the beach. tree →
- Birds build nests from twigs. tree →
- Practice builds up your strength. tree →
- Our school was built a hundred years ago. tree →
- Here we will build our habitations. tree →
note
Past: built. The parts used to build are usually subtracted from the store; «can build with N if each needs M» is a division. Trap: the thing built and the parts are different things.
In the corpora
- Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and Rehoboth-ir, and Calah,
- And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.
- So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth; and they left off to build the city.
- And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him a house, and made booths for his cattle.
- And they built for Pharaoh store-cities, Pithom and Raamses.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «build» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.