boil

verb (boil, boils, boiled, boiling); noun (the boil; a boil, boils)

«boil» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To boil is when a liquid gets so hot that it bubbles and turns into steam (gas). tree →
To boil food is to cook it in boiling water: boil an egg. tree →
To boil the kettle means to heat water in it. tree →
A boil is a painful red swelling on the skin, full of pus. tree →

In the lessons

In science, water boils at 100 degrees Celsius (212 degrees Fahrenheit) at sea level; boiling is a change of state from liquid to gas. In cooking and safety: boiling water and steam cause bad burns; turn pan handles inward and keep children away from the stove. Phrases: bring to the boil, boil over, boiling hot, it boils down to (the main point is).

Examples

Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. tree →
Boil the pasta for ten minutes. tree →
Mum is boiling the kettle for tea. tree →
Watch the milk so it does not boil over. tree →
I like boiled eggs with toast. tree →
Steam rises from the boiling water. tree →
It is boiling hot today! tree →
Turn pan handles in so no one knocks the boiling water. tree →

Note

The adjective «boiling» can mean very hot weather (informal). Boiling is different from melting (solid to liquid) and evaporation (liquid to gas slowly, at any temperature). At the top of a high mountain water boils at a lower temperature. Maths: in temperature problems, boiling point of water = 100 °C.

In Jewish tradition

Here a boil is a painful skin swelling. It was one of the plagues of Egypt and a sign checked by priests. In the later books "boil" is also the verb for water or inner feelings churning, and a boil can be healed.

Interpretation. The priests examine boils for uncleanness. Tradition reads the plague of boils as a sign that even the magicians were helpless. In Kings, Isaiah heals King Hezekiah's boil with a cake of figs, and Job's churning insides and the boiling deep are pictures of suffering and of God's power.

Examples

And when the flesh hath in the skin thereof a boil, and it is healed, (Torah LEV.13.18, JPS 1917) tree →
And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians. (Torah EXO.9.11, JPS 1917) tree →
and in the place of the boil there is a white rising, or a bright spot, reddish-white, then it shall be shown to the priest. (Torah LEV.13.19, JPS 1917) tree →
Mine inwards boil, and rest not; days of affliction are come upon me. (Writings JOB.30.27, JPS 1917) tree →
He maketh the deep to boil like a pot; he maketh the sea like a seething mixture. (Writings JOB.41.23, JPS 1917) tree →
And Isaiah said: 'Take a cake of figs.' And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. (Prophets 2KI.20.7, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «boil» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«boil» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «boil» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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