field
part of speech
noun (field, fields); verb (field, fields, fielded — to catch the ball in cricket or baseball)
meaning for a pupil
1) A field is a big open piece of land, often with grass or crops. tree →
2) A field is a place for playing sports, like a football field. tree →
3) A field is a subject or area of work, like the field of science. tree →
4) To field is to catch or stop the ball in cricket or baseball. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Fields are where Jacob's family works and where Esau hunts. The laws of the Torah leave the corners of the field for the poor, and each seventh year the land rests. In the primary lessons: maths: an area or a shape with length and width; perimeter (fence around: add the sides) or area (grass, crops inside: length × width); rows of crops; science: field trips, studying plants in a field; everyday life: playing fields, sports day; phrases: «field trip», «a level playing field»
examples
- And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it. (Torah GEN.27.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, (Torah GEN.31.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field. (Torah GEN.37.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- Instead of restoring our fields, he divideth them.' (Prophets MIC.2.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- And they came into the field of Moab, and continued there. (Writings RUT.1.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase. (Writings PSA.107.37, JPS 1917) tree →
- The field is 60 m long and 40 m wide. tree →
- How long is the fence around the field? tree →
- Each field has 30 rows of corn. tree →
- The football field is 100 yards long. tree →
- Cows are eating grass in the field. tree →
- Our class went on a field trip. tree →
- She works in the field of medicine. tree →
- He fielded the ball and threw it back. tree →
note
Fencing around = perimeter (add sides); covering = area (length × width). Trap: decide whether the problem asks around or inside. Spelling: «i before e»: f-i-e-l-d.
In the corpora
- Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made.
- Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.
- the field which Abraham purchased of the children of Heth; there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.
- And Jacob sod pottage; and Esau came in from the field, and he was faint.
- And Esau went to the field to hunt for venison, and to bring it.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «field» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.