share

Everyday

1. To share is to give parts of something to others so each person has some: share the pizza. tree →
2. To share is to use something together: share a room, share a toy. tree →
3. To share is to tell others: share your ideas. tree →
4. A share is one part that someone gets: my share of the cake. tree →
5. Shares are parts of a company that people can own. tree →
6. To share an experience or fate means to go through the same thing as others. tree →

In the lessons

dividing a total into equal parts for some people («shares N equally among K» = N ÷ K; «each friend's share» = one part); in everyday life sharing toys, taking turns, being kind; in class «share your answer with a partner»; in online safety: do not share passwords or your address

Examples

• Max has 8 cards and shares them equally among 4 friends. How many cards does each friend get? tree →
• Sam and Mia share 10 grapes equally. tree →
• 15 pencils are shared among 5 children. tree →
• Please share the crayons with your table. tree →
• My sister and I share a bedroom. tree →
• Who would like to share their story? tree →
• Don't share your password with anyone. tree →
• I ate my share of the cake. tree →
• Uraschimataro himself very nearly shared the same fate. tree →

Note

«shares N equally among K» is N ÷ K. Trap: «shares with 4 friends» may mean 5 people with the sharer; and «shares 3 with Ben» without «equally» is simply giving: subtract. Fair sharing means equal parts; «share» can also mean using something together, with no numbers.

In Jewish tradition

In Samuel it means a portion of the loot of war. David ruled that those who guarded the baggage should have the same share as those who fought, and that they "shall share alike."

Interpretation. The tradition takes this as a rule of fairness: those who support the fighters also deserve their part of the reward.

Examples

• This particular phraseology is one of several hints that the SY may share a particular literary affiliation with the Sifre Emet, the poems of Psalms, Proverbs, and Job. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• 15) As the Arabic numeral system of notation apparently originated from the Selirot philosophy of the Sefer Yetzirah, it is proper to share the view of those who claim the Hebrews as its inventors (E. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) tree →
• And who will hearken unto you in this matter? for as is the share of him that goeth down to the battle, so shall be the share of him that tarrieth by the baggage; they shall share alike.' (Prophets 1SA.30.24, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

«shares N equally among K» is N ÷ K. Trap: «shares with 4 friends» may mean 5 people with the sharer; and «shares 3 with Ben» without «equally» is simply giving: subtract. Fair sharing means equal parts; «share» can also mean using something together, with no numbers.