grape
part of speech
noun (a grape, grapes)
meaning for a pupil
A grape is a small, round, juicy fruit, green, red or purple, that grows in bunches on a vine. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Grapes are one of the fruits of the Land of Israel. A Nazirite, who takes a special vow of holiness, must avoid everything from the grapevine. Interpretation: Wine from grapes is used for Kiddush on Shabbat and festivals. The rabbis taught that the Nazirite avoids grapes to stay far from wine and its temptations. In the primary lessons: In food and health, grapes are a healthy snack; in safety, whole grapes are a choking danger for small children, so cut them lengthways into quarters for toddlers. Grapes are poisonous to dogs, so never feed them to pets. In science, grapes grow on climbing plants called vines; dried grapes are raisins, sultanas and currants. Grapes are made into juice and wine. In stories, Aesop's fable «The Fox and the Grapes» gives the phrase «sour grapes» (pretending you didn't want what you couldn't get).
examples
- and in the vine were three branches; and as it was budding, its blossoms shot forth, and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes, (Torah GEN.40.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- All the days of his Naziriteship shall he eat nothing that is made of the grape-vine, from the pressed grapes even to the grapestone. (Torah NUM.6.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thou shalt plant vineyards and dress them, but thou shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worm shall eat them. (Torah DEU.28.39, JPS 1917) tree →
- If grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes? (Prophets OBA.1.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- This thy stature is like to a palm-tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes. (Writings SNG.7.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? (Prophets ISA.5.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- I had a bunch of grapes for my snack. tree →
- Cut grapes in quarters for little children. tree →
- Never give grapes to a dog. tree →
- Raisins are dried grapes. tree →
- Grapes grow on vines. tree →
- The fox said the grapes were sour. tree →
- There are 24 grapes shared equally by 4 children, so each gets 6. tree →
- The vines are full of luscious grapes. tree →
note
Countable: a grape, grapes; «a bunch of grapes». Dried grapes are «raisins» (not «dried grapes» usually). «Grapefruit» is a different, big citrus fruit, not related. «Sour grapes» = saying something you couldn't get was not good anyway.
In the corpora
- Wherefore, when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?
- If grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some gleaning grapes?
- He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.
- This thy stature is like to a palm-tree, and thy breasts to clusters of grapes.
- Grapes and raisins can damage dogs' kidneys, so dropped grapes should be picked up at once.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «grape» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.