seed
part of speech
noun, verb (seed, seeds, seeded, seeding)
meaning for a pupil
1) A seed is the small hard part of a plant that can grow into a new plant. tree →
2) Seeds are also the small pips inside fruit, like apple seeds or melon seeds. tree →
3) To seed a field is to plant seeds in it. tree →
4) In sport a seed is a strong player placed so that top players do not meet early in a tournament. tree →
5) «The seed of an idea» is where an idea starts. tree →
6) In some dialect speech, seed is written for see or seen. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: God promises the land to Abraham and "his seed," meaning all his later family. The prophets use it for a people's character, such as "a seed of falsehood," and Malachi speaks of a "seed given of God," meaning children raised to serve Him. Interpretation: The promise to the seed is the heart of the covenant with the patriarchs. Tradition reads "seed" as the whole Jewish people through the ages. Malachi's verse is read as God's wish for faithful children. In the primary lessons: Science: a seed needs water, warmth and air to germinate (start to grow); seeds are spread by wind, water and animals. Gardening: plant seeds in rows, a packet of seeds, seed trays. In maths they are things counted: seeds planted in rows, packets of seeds, seeds that grow and seeds that do not. Food: sunflower seeds, sesame seeds.
examples
- Lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land. (Torah GEN.47.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- The land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed. (Torah GEN.28.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- 'As for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you, and with your seed after you; (Torah GEN.9.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood, (Prophets ISA.57.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- For what seeketh the one? a seed given of God. (Prophets MAL.2.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- His soul shall abide in prosperity; and his seed shall inherit the land. (Writings PSA.25.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- She planted 5 rows of 8 seeds. tree →
- A packet has 30 seeds. tree →
- Only 24 of the seeds grew. tree →
- How many seeds are in 4 packets? tree →
- A tiny acorn is the seed of a huge oak tree. tree →
- Birds eat the seeds from the sunflower heads. tree →
- Spit out the watermelon seeds. tree →
- The wind carries dandelion seeds far away. tree →
- She was the top seed in the tennis tournament. tree →
- You oughter seed dat toof, boss. tree →
note
Countable: a seed, seeds. Rows × seeds per row, packets × seeds per packet; seeds that grew + seeds that did not = all. Trap: «seeds» and «plants» may not be the same number, since not every seed grows. Do not confuse «seed» with «cede» (give up) — they sound alike. Myth: swallowing a fruit seed does not make a tree grow in your tummy.
In the corpora
- 'As for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you, and with your seed after you;
- for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
- And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.'
- and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast hearkened to My voice.'
- The land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «seed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.