flower
part of speech
noun (flower, flowers); verb (flower, flowers, flowered)
meaning for a pupil
1) A flower is the coloured part of a plant that blooms, like a rose or a tulip. tree →
2) A flower is a plant grown for its flowers. tree →
3) To flower is to make flowers: «The tree flowers in spring». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means the flower-shaped decoration on the golden lampstand in the Tabernacle. Interpretation: The menorah's almond blossoms are read as a sign of beauty and life in the holy place. The menorah later became a symbol of Judaism. In the primary lessons: a thing counted: picked, planted, put in vases or sold; roses, tulips and orchids are flowers; in science, flowers make seeds, and bees carry pollen between them; phrases: «a bunch of flowers», «flower bed», «in flower», «wild flowers»
examples
- And in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof. (Torah EXO.25.34, JPS 1917) tree →
- And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof; (Torah EXO.37.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower. (Torah EXO.37.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold; (Writings 2CH.4.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand for ever.' (Prophets ISA.40.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- He cometh forth like a flower, and withereth; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. (Writings JOB.14.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- She picked 24 flowers. tree →
- She put the flowers in 4 vases equally. tree →
- There are 7 roses and 5 tulips; how many flowers? tree →
- Each bouquet has 6 flowers. tree →
- Bees visit flowers to collect nectar. tree →
- We planted flowers in the school garden. tree →
- The cherry tree flowers in spring. tree →
- Some wild flowers are poisonous, so don't eat them. tree →
- Pictures and flowers were scattered about. tree →
note
Countable: a flower, flowers. A thing counted and a group name: roses + tulips = flowers. «put in vases equally» divides. Trap: «how many flowers» may mean all the kinds together. Trap: «flower» and «flour» sound the same.
In the corpora
- And in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof.
- And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;
- And the cedar on the house within was carved with knops and open flowers; all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
- And he carved thereon cherubim and palm-trees and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold fitted upon the graven work.
- The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; because the breath of the LORD bloweth upon it — surely the people is grass.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «flower» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.