flesh
part of speech
noun (flesh — uncountable); verb (flesh out, fleshes out, fleshed out)
meaning for a pupil
1) Flesh is the soft part of the body of a person or animal, between the skin and bones, mostly muscle and fat. tree →
2) Flesh is the soft part of a fruit or vegetable that you can eat. tree →
3) (Bible, church) «The flesh» means the human body and its desires, as opposed to the spirit; «the Word became flesh» means Christians believe God became a human in Jesus. tree →
4) To flesh out an idea or a story means to add more details. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is used for the meat of sacrifices and for the body, as in "all flesh". The law of unclean skin talks about "raw flesh". Interpretation: Tradition says what may be eaten is a matter of law, and the flesh of sacrifices was eaten only by those who were clean. "All flesh" is read as all living creatures. In the primary lessons: In science, flesh-eating animals are carnivores. In writing lessons, teachers ask pupils to «flesh out» characters. Phrases: «in the flesh» (in person, for real), «flesh and blood» (your own family; a real human).
examples
- But whensoever raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean. (Torah LEV.13.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- And as for the flesh, every one that is clean may eat thereof. (Torah LEV.7.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the flesh and the skin were burnt with fire without the camp. (Torah LEV.9.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- Be not among winebibbers; among gluttonous eaters of flesh; (Writings PRO.23.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- Hast Thou eyes of flesh? or seest Thou as man seeth? (Writings JOB.10.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- All flesh shall perish together, and man shall return unto dust. (Writings JOB.34.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- The peach had sweet orange flesh. tree →
- Lions eat the flesh of other animals. tree →
- I met my favourite author in the flesh! tree →
- Flesh out your story with more details. tree →
- He's my own flesh and blood. tree →
- Christians believe the Word became flesh at Christmas. tree →
- I have even got flesh and clothes. tree →
note
Uncountable. Adjective: fleshy. «Flesh-coloured» is an old phrase that wrongly assumes one skin colour — say «skin-coloured» or name the shade.
In the corpora
- Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh.
- And God saw the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.
- And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh wherein is the breath of life.
- Only flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
- And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «flesh» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.