covered
part of speech
adjective (covered); verb (cover, covers, covered, covering)
meaning for a pupil
1) Covered means having something over it or on it. A covered pool has a sheet on top. tree →
2) Covered is the past of cover. tree →
3) «Covered in» means having a lot of something all over. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Having something over or on it. In the Writings it is also used for shame, grief or anger, as when a head or face is covered in mourning. Interpretation: Covering the head is a sign of mourning in the Writings, as with Haman. The tradition also reads God's anger "covering" His people in Lamentations as the pain of exile. In the primary lessons: maths: an area or distance already done, or the part covered; «covered 30 miles» is distance travelled; the rest = total − covered; fractions of an area covered; everyday life: covered in mud, a covered bridge; science: most of Earth is covered by water
examples
- Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered. (Torah GEN.7.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Moses went up into the mount, and the cloud covered the mount. (Torah EXO.24.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- So it was alway: the cloud covered it, and the appearance of fire by night. (Torah NUM.9.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- But Haman hasted to his house, mourning and having his head covered. (Writings EST.6.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thou hast covered with anger and pursued us; Thou hast slain unsparingly. (Writings LAM.3.43, JPS 1917) tree →
- Because for Thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face. (Writings PSA.69.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- The floor is covered with 48 tiles. tree →
- Half the field is covered in snow. tree →
- He covered 30 miles by noon. tree →
- How much of the wall is covered so far? tree →
- The dog came back covered in mud. tree →
- About 70 out of 100 parts of Earth are covered by water. tree →
- We walked across a covered bridge. tree →
- The teacher covered fractions this week. tree →
- The sharp winds blew over the snow-covered fields. tree →
note
Says a part is done: the rest is total minus covered. Trap: «half covered» is a fraction of the whole area, not of the part left.
In the corpora
- And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.
- Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the mountains were covered.
- When Judah saw her, he thought her to be a harlot; for she had covered her face.
- Thou didst blow with Thy wind, the sea covered them; they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
- And Moses went up into the mount, and the cloud covered the mount.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «covered» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.