shed
part of speech
noun (shed, sheds); verb (shed, sheds, shed, shedding)
meaning for a pupil
1) A shed is a small simple building, often of wood, in a garden or yard for keeping tools, bikes or animals. tree →
2) To shed is to let something fall off, like a tree sheds leaves or a snake sheds its skin. tree →
3) To shed tears is to cry. tree →
4) To shed light on something is to help explain it. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: To "shed blood" means to kill a person, so that blood is spilled. The texts use it for murder and for the guilt of killing. Interpretation: The tradition treats shedding innocent blood as one of the gravest sins. The Torah says that a person is made in God's image, so killing a person is a crime against God. In the primary lessons: a place where tools or animals are kept; the verb shed means losing leaves, hair or skin, which takes away; in science: animals shed fur in spring, snakes shed skin as they grow, trees shed leaves in autumn; phrases: «garden shed», «tool shed», «shed light on», «shed a tear»
examples
- And they shall speak and say: 'Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it. (Torah DEU.21.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made He man. (Torah GEN.9.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- that innocent blood be not shed in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee. (Torah DEU.19.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood; (Writings PRO.6.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood. (Writings PRO.1.16, JPS 1917) tree →
- They have shed their blood like water round about Jerusalem, with none to bury them. (Writings PSA.79.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- The shed holds 14 tools. tree →
- The tree sheds 30 leaves a day. tree →
- They paint the shed in 3 hours. tree →
- The dog sheds a lot of hair. tree →
- Dad keeps the lawnmower in the garden shed. tree →
- A snake sheds its old skin as it grows. tree →
- She shed a tear at the end of the film. tree →
- The clue shed light on the mystery. tree →
- Oak trees shed their leaves in autumn. tree →
- Where now were the tears he had shed? tree →
note
As a building it is a story word; «shed» as a verb takes away from what was there. Past of the verb: shed (no change): «it shed its skin». -ing: shedding (double d). Plural of the noun: sheds.
In the corpora
- Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made He man.
- And they shall speak and say: 'Our hands have not shed this blood, neither have our eyes seen it.
- and also for the innocent blood that he shed; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; and the LORD would not pardon.
- Behold, the princes of Israel, every one according to his might, have been in thee to shed blood.
- They have shed their blood like water round about Jerusalem, with none to bury them.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «shed» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.