rich
part of speech
adjective (rich, richer, richest); noun (the rich)
meaning for a pupil
1) A rich person has a lot of money or valuable things. tree →
2) Rich means having a lot of something good, like «rich in vitamins» or «a rich history». tree →
3) Rich food has a lot of butter, cream, sugar or fat and fills you up quickly. tree →
4) Rich soil is good for growing plants. tree →
5) A rich colour or sound is deep and strong. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah being rich means having much cattle, silver and gold. It is often seen as a blessing from God. Interpretation: The tradition says true wealth is being happy with what you have. It also teaches that the rich must give to the poor. In the primary lessons: In stories rich characters may be kind or greedy; in money lessons it means wealthy. In science and food lessons «rich in» means containing a lot of (iron-rich, protein-rich). Phrases: «get rich», «rich and famous», «rich in», «the rich and the poor».
examples
- And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. (Torah GEN.13.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- For all the riches which God hath taken away from our father, that is ours and our children's. (Torah GEN.31.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- And if a man have no one to redeem it, and he be waxen rich and find sufficient means to redeem it; (Torah LEV.25.26, JPS 1917) tree →
- Both low and high, rich and poor together. (Writings PSA.49.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds; (Prophets 2SA.12.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth impudently. (Writings PRO.18.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- The rich man lived in a huge house. tree →
- Oranges are rich in vitamin C. tree →
- This chocolate cake is very rich. tree →
- The farm has rich, dark soil. tree →
- Some people want to get rich quickly. tree →
- The singer had a rich, deep voice. tree →
- The museum shows the town's rich history. tree →
- Robin Hood took from the rich and gave to the poor. tree →
- But yet I grew not rich. tree →
note
Opposite: poor. «The rich» means rich people as a group. Trap: «get rich quick» offers are usually scams. Rich does not mean happy or good; and «rich in» is about amount, not money (a country rich in forests).
In the corpora
- And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
- For all the riches which God hath taken away from our father, that is ours and our children's.
- And if a man have no one to redeem it, and he be waxen rich and find sufficient means to redeem it;
- The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich; He bringeth low, He also lifteth up.
- The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds;
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «rich» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.