prosper
verb (prosper, prospers, prospered, prospering)
Everyday
- To be successful, especially to grow rich or do well over time. tree →
- To grow strongly and be healthy, like plants or animals. tree →
In the lessons
In history, geography and RE lessons: towns prospered from trade, farms prosper with good harvests. In Bible and blessing language: «May you prosper». Common in stories: «The village prospered after the bridge was built».
Examples
- The town prospered when the railway came. tree →
- Her business prospered and she opened another shop. tree →
- The plants prospered in the warm greenhouse. tree →
- «Live long and prosper» is a famous line from Star Trek. tree →
- The Romans prospered by trading across their empire. tree →
- The Bible often speaks of people who prosper because they trust God. tree →
- That merchant's business began to prosper wonderfully. tree →
Note
Regular verb, no object (the town prospers). Related: prosperous (adjective), prosperity (noun). Opposite: struggle, fail, decline.
In Jewish tradition
In the Torah to prosper is to succeed in what one does. It often means that God blesses the work, or withholds success. In the Prophets and Writings it is also used for a plant that grows well, and for kings like Hezekiah who succeed, and the psalmist prays "make us now to prosper."
Interpretation. Tradition teaches that success comes through God's blessing and through keeping the covenant. Joseph's success is seen as a sign that God was with him. Hezekiah's success is read as the reward of his faithfulness.
Examples
- And Moses said: 'Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of the LORD, seeing it shall not prosper? (Torah NUM.14.41, JPS 1917) tree →
- Observe therefore the words of this covenant, and do them, that ye may make all that ye do to prosper. (Torah DEU.29.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand. (Torah GEN.39.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Hezekiah prospered in all his works. (Writings 2CH.32.30, JPS 1917) tree →
- Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? (Prophets EZK.17.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- We beseech Thee, O LORD, make us now to prosper! (Writings PSA.118.25, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Regular verb, no object (the town prospers). Related: prosperous (adjective), prosperity (noun). Opposite: struggle, fail, decline.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «prosper» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «prosper» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
- Trees and pragmatics of «prosper» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «prosper» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.
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