watering

«watering» in Mova's judaism dictionary: Giving water to plants or animals — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb form (present participle of water); noun (watering); adjective (watering)

meaning for a pupil

1) (verb) Giving water to plants or animals. tree →

2) (noun) The act of giving water: The garden needs watering. tree →

3) (adjective) Causing eyes or mouth to fill with water: watering eyes, mouth-watering food. tree →

4) «A watering can» is a container with a spout for watering plants; «a watering hole» is a pool where animals drink, or (informal) a pub. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Genesis, the troughs where Jacob set peeled rods so the flocks would drink and breed. In the Psalms it means God soaking the earth's ridges with rain, and in Judges the "watering-troughs" are where people gather and tell of God's righteous acts. Interpretation: Psalm 65 is read as praise of God who gives rain and feeds the world. In the primary lessons: In science: plants need watering, light and warmth to grow. In everyday life: watering the garden, mouth-watering smells. In nature documentaries: animals at the watering hole.

examples

• And he set the rods which he had peeled over against the flocks in the gutters in the watering-troughs where the flocks came to drink; and they conceived when they came to drink. (Torah GEN.30.38, JPS 1917) tree →
• Watering her ridges abundantly, settling down the furrows thereof, Thou makest her soft with showers; Thou blessest the growth thereof. (Writings PSA.65.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• Louder than the voice of archers, by the watering-troughs! there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts of His rulers in Israel. (Prophets JDG.5.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• I am watering the tomatoes. tree →
• The garden needs watering every evening in summer. tree →
• Fill the watering can at the outside tap. tree →
• Chopping onions left me with watering eyes. tree →
• The smell of baking was mouth-watering. tree →
• Zebras gather at the watering hole. tree →
• The gardener was near the gate, watering the dill and parsley, the carrots and parsnips. tree →

note

From the verb «water» (water, waters, watered, watering). «Mouth-watering» = looks or smells delicious. In maths problems, watering often gives litres per plant: 2 litres each for 6 plants is 12 litres.

In the corpora

• Watering her ridges abundantly, settling down the furrows thereof, Thou makest her soft with showers; Thou blessest the growth thereof.
• Gardens need regular weeding, mowing and watering or they quickly grow wild.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «watering» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.