pot
part of speech
noun (pot, pots); verb (pot, pots, potted, potting)
meaning for a pupil
1) A pot is a deep round container for cooking, like a saucepan. tree →
2) A pot is a container for growing plants (a flowerpot). tree →
3) A pot can be a container for drinks or food: a teapot, a pot of jam. tree →
4) To pot a plant is to put it in a pot. tree →
5) «Pots of money» means a lot of money. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Clay vessels could not be made clean again once unclean, so they had to be broken. The rabbis taught that the altar's utensils were all for the service in the Tabernacle. In Elisha's story a pot of stew spoiled by wild gourds was made safe. In the primary lessons: In maths: a container: plants per pot, soup in a pot; pots counted; pots needed = plants ÷ per pot, rounded up. In everyday life: cooking, pots and pans, a pot of tea. In science: growing seeds in pots. In stories: a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow; «a watched pot never boils».
examples
- And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basins, the flesh-hooks, and the fire-pans; all the vessels thereof made he of brass. (Torah EXO.38.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- And thou shalt make its pots to take away its ashes, and its shovels, and its basins, and its flesh-hooks, and its fire-pans; all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass. (Torah EXO.27.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- And every thing whereupon any part of their carcass falleth shall be unclean; whether oven, or range for pots, it shall be broken in pieces; they are unclean, and shall be unclean unto you. (Torah LEV.11.35, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Hiram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basins. (Prophets 1KI.7.40, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basins. (Writings 2CH.4.11, JPS 1917) tree →
- Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot and burning rushes. (Writings JOB.41.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Each pot has 3 flowers. tree →
- She has 8 pots. tree →
- The pot holds 4 liters of soup. tree →
- How many pots are needed for 15 plants? tree →
- Grandma made a big pot of stew. tree →
- We potted the seedlings in small pots. tree →
- There is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. tree →
- Turn the pot handle away from the edge of the stove. tree →
- Mum made a pot of tea. tree →
- The cooking pot was wonderful, too. tree →
note
«In each pot» is a rate: total = per pot × pots. Pots needed = plants ÷ per pot, rounded up. Trap: count plants, not pots, unless asked. Safety: hot pots burn; turn handles inward and use oven gloves. A pot is deeper than a pan.
In the corpora
- And Hiram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basins.
- Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will sweep it away with a whirlwind, the raw and the burning alike.
- The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but the LORD trieth the hearts.
- The refining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold, and a man is tried by his praise.
- Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot and burning rushes.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «pot» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.