bean

Everyday

1. A bean is a seed you can eat, which grows in a pod. tree →
2. A bean is the plant it grows on. tree →
3. A bean is a seed of other plants used for food or drinks, like coffee beans or cocoa beans. tree →
4. «Full of beans» means full of energy. tree →

In the lessons

things counted, like jelly beans, or plants in rows; in science, children grow beans in jars to see roots and shoots; phrases «jelly beans», «baked beans», «green beans», «spill the beans» (tell a secret), «full of beans»

Examples

• The jar has 50 jelly beans. tree →
• She planted 4 rows of 6 bean plants. tree →
• He ate 12 beans. tree →
• Each bag holds 20 beans. tree →
• We grew a bean in a jar in science class. tree →
• Jack climbed the beanstalk. tree →
• Chocolate is made from cocoa beans. tree →
• Don't spill the beans about the party! tree →
• The puppy is full of beans. tree →
• Green beans are a healthy vegetable. tree →
• You will have to steal some beans from the fields. tree →

Note

Just a thing counted. Trap: «jelly beans» are candy, still counted one by one. Guess how many beans are in a jar: estimate, then count.

In Jewish tradition

Beans were common food, here brought to David and his men with other supplies. They were eaten as plain, humble food.

Interpretation. The gift of beans, wheat and lentils to David in exile is seen as the kindness of friends who helped him. Tradition praises such hospitality to the needy.

Examples

• brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and meal, and parched corn, and beans, and lentils, and parched pulse, (Prophets 2SA.17.28, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Just a thing counted. Trap: «jelly beans» are candy, still counted one by one. Guess how many beans are in a jar: estimate, then count.