multiply
part of speech
verb (multiply, multiplies, multiplied, multiplying)
meaning for a pupil
1) To multiply is to add the same number many times in one quick step; it is the operation ×: 3 multiplied by 4 is 12. tree →
2) To multiply is to grow quickly in number: rabbits multiply fast. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: "Be fruitful and multiply" is blessing and promise, and God also says He will multiply signs and wonders in Egypt. Amos mockingly tells Israel to "multiply transgression". Interpretation: The rabbis count "be fruitful and multiply" as the first commandment in the Torah, and understand it as having children. In the primary lessons: the operation × for equal groups («multiply the number of groups by the size of one group»); «times», «groups of», «rows of», «each», «every», «packs of» point to multiplying; the times tables; in science living things multiply (have many young), germs multiply in warm places
examples
- And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; swarm in the earth, and multiply therein.' (Torah GEN.9.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- And I will make My covenant between Me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.' (Torah GEN.17.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt. (Torah EXO.7.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- He that would break me with a tempest, and multiply my wounds without cause; (Writings JOB.9.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- Then I said: 'I shall die with my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the phoenix; (Writings JOB.29.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- Come to Beth-el, and transgress, to Gilgal, and multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices in the morning, and your tithes after three days; (Prophets AMO.4.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- Multiplying is adding the same number again and again: 4 + 4 + 4 = 12. tree →
- Multiply 5 bags by 6 pears in each bag. tree →
- There are 3 rows of 7 chairs; multiply to find all the chairs. tree →
- 6 multiplied by 2 is 12. tree →
- Multiply the length by the width to find the area. tree →
- Learn to multiply by 10 by adding a zero. tree →
- Germs multiply quickly on dirty hands. tree →
- Rabbits can multiply very fast. tree →
- Granted that each piece gives you five hundred, multiply five hundred by five. tree →
note
Multiply the number of groups by the size of one group. Trap: a total shared into groups is divide, not multiply. The order does not change the answer: 3 × 4 = 4 × 3. Any number multiplied by 0 is 0; by 1 it stays the same. Forms: multiplies, multiplied (y to i). Noun «multiplication».
In the corpora
- And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,
- And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them: 'Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth.
- And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; swarm in the earth, and multiply therein.'
- And I will make My covenant between Me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.'
- And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a congregation of peoples;
Trees and pragmatics
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