build

verb (build, builds, built, building); noun (build — body shape)

«build» 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 build is to make something by putting parts together, like a house, a tower or a model. tree →
To build up is to make bigger or stronger, little by little. tree →
Your build is the shape and size of your body. tree →

In the lessons

making something from parts such as blocks or bricks; the parts used are often taken away from what one had; «can build with N if each needs M» is a division; in design and technology we build models; phrases: «build up», «build a tower», «build a sandcastle», «built of»

Examples

He built a tower with 25 blocks. tree →
They build 3 houses each week. tree →
How many birdhouses can she build with 18 nails if each needs 6? tree →
Randy built a castle. tree →
We built a sandcastle on the beach. tree →
Birds build nests from twigs. tree →
Practice builds up your strength. tree →
Our school was built a hundred years ago. tree →
Here we will build our habitations. tree →

Note

Past: built. The parts used to build are usually subtracted from the store; «can build with N if each needs M» is a division. Trap: the thing built and the parts are different things.

In Jewish tradition

In the Torah the word is used for making cities, altars and houses, and sometimes for founding a family or a people.

Interpretation. The rabbis noticed that Rachel and Leah are said to have "built" the house of Israel, and so building can mean raising a family and a nation, not only making walls.

Examples

And they built for Pharaoh store-cities, Pithom and Raamses. (Torah EXO.1.11, JPS 1917) tree →
And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer; (Torah NUM.32.34, JPS 1917) tree →
And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim; (Torah NUM.32.37, JPS 1917) tree →
And they built the city, and dwelt therein. (Prophets JDG.18.28, JPS 1917) tree →
So Solomon built the house, and finished it. (Prophets 1KI.6.14, JPS 1917) tree →
And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether, (Prophets 1KI.9.17, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Past: built. The parts used to build are usually subtracted from the store; «can build with N if each needs M» is a division. Trap: the thing built and the parts are different things.

On Mova

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

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