buried
part of speech
verb, past and past participle of «bury» (bury, buries, buried, burying); adjective (buried)
meaning for a pupil
1) Put into a hole in the ground and covered with earth. tree →
2) Put into the ground after death, in a grave. tree →
3) Covered or hidden under lots of something, like sand, snow or papers. tree →
4) Deep inside something, hard to find or notice. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: The rabbis taught that burial is a great kindness and a duty to the dead. Burying the dead promptly is a rule, and the tombs of the patriarchs at Machpelah are very holy to Jews. In the primary lessons: In history and stories, pirates buried treasure and people were buried in graves or tombs; archaeologists dig up buried things to learn about the past. In science, fossils are what is left of plants and animals buried in rock long ago; seeds are buried in soil to grow. In safety, snow or sand can bury a person, which is very dangerous. Phrases: «buried treasure», «buried in», «be buried alive», «bury your face in».
examples
- And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath — the same is Beth-lehem. (Torah GEN.35.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people that lusted. (Torah NUM.11.34, JPS 1917) tree →
- But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. (Torah GEN.15.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Elisha died, and they buried him. (Prophets 2KI.13.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Jair died, and was buried in Kamon. (Prophets JDG.10.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- and Ibzan died, and was buried at Beth-lehem. (Prophets JDG.12.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- The pirates buried the treasure on the island. tree →
- The dog buried its bone in the garden. tree →
- My great-grandmother is buried in the village churchyard. tree →
- The fossils were buried in rock for millions of years. tree →
- We buried our feet in the warm sand. tree →
- The car was buried under the snow. tree →
- She buried her face in the pillow and cried. tree →
- The answer was buried at the bottom of the page. tree →
- The whole church was completely buried in sand. tree →
note
«Bury» is pronounced like «berry»; «buried» like «berried». Spelling: y → ie before -ed: bury, buried. Don't confuse with «berry» (a fruit). Never dig deep holes in sand at the beach: the sides can fall in and bury you.
In the corpora
- But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
- the field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth; there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
- And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath — the same is Beth-lehem.
- There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.
- And the name of that place was called Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people that lusted.
Trees and pragmatics
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