sow
part of speech
verb (sow, sows, sowed, sown/sowed, sowing) — rhymes with «go»; noun (a sow, sows) — rhymes with «cow»
meaning for a pupil
1) (verb, rhymes with go) To plant seeds in the ground. tree →
2) (verb) To cause something to start or spread: sow doubt. tree →
3) (noun, rhymes with cow) An adult female pig. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: The Torah's farming laws say the land must rest from sowing every seventh year, the Sabbatical year (shemitah). Sowing two kinds of seed together is forbidden. The psalms and Job also use sowing as a picture: "they that sow in tears shall reap in joy", and people who sow mischief reap it. In the primary lessons: In science and gardening lessons, children sow seeds and watch them grow. On farms, the sow has piglets. Saying: «You reap what you sow» means what you do comes back to you. Phrases: sow seeds, sow the seeds of, reap what you sow.
examples
- Lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land. (Torah GEN.47.23, JPS 1917) tree →
- And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in the increase thereof; (Torah EXO.23.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold; and the LORD blessed him. (Torah GEN.26.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. (Writings PSA.126.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase. (Writings PSA.107.37, JPS 1917) tree →
- According as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow mischief, reap the same. (Writings JOB.4.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- We sowed sunflower seeds in pots. tree →
- Farmers sow wheat in autumn. tree →
- The sow had ten piglets. tree →
- Sow the seeds 2 cm apart. tree →
- His lies sowed doubt in our minds. tree →
- You reap what you sow. tree →
- "Who sowed this sort of corn?" tree →
note
Two words spelled the same: sow (plant, said «so») and sow (pig, said «sau»). Homophones: sow/sew/so. Past participle: sown («the seeds are sown»). Maths: «sow 5 seeds in each of 8 rows» means 5 × 8 = 40.
In the corpora
- And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold; and the LORD blessed him.
- Lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.
- And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in the increase thereof;
- And if aught of their carcass fall upon any sowing seed which is to be sown, it is clean.
- Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the produce thereof.
Trees and pragmatics
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