spoken

verb (past participle of speak); adjective (spoken)

«spoken» 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

Spoken is the form of «speak» used after have, has, had or be: «I have spoken», «English is spoken here». tree →
Spoken means said out loud, not written, as in «spoken English». tree →
«Soft-spoken» or «well-spoken» describes how a person talks. tree →

In the lessons

In language lessons spoken English is compared with written English; in stories «the words were spoken» shows someone said them. Phrases: «spoken language», «the spoken word», «softly spoken», «spoken for» (already taken).

Examples

I have spoken to my teacher about the trip. tree →
French is spoken in Canada. tree →
She is a soft-spoken girl. tree →
Spoken English is often less formal than written English. tree →
Not a word was spoken on the long drive. tree →
This seat is already spoken for. tree →
He had never spoken in front of the whole school before. tree →
Meanwhile the swallows had spoken again. tree →

Note

Irregular verb: speak – spoke – spoken. Say «I have spoken», not «I have spoke». Spoken (said aloud) vs written (on paper). «Spoken for» = reserved or already taken.

In Jewish tradition

It is the past form of speak, often with the old "hath": "as the LORD hath spoken." It stresses that God's word, once said, is firm and will happen.

Interpretation. Tradition holds that what God has spoken is reliable and will come true, as a promise or a warning. The Ten Commandments are called "the Ten Utterances" because God spoke them.

Examples

And Balak said unto him: 'What hath the LORD spoken?' (Torah NUM.23.17, JPS 1917) tree →
to thrust out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken. (Torah DEU.6.19, JPS 1917) tree →
And Moses said: 'Thou hast spoken well; I will see thy face again no more.' (Torah EXO.10.29, JPS 1917) tree →
I the LORD have spoken it.' (Prophets EZK.5.17, JPS 1917) tree →
The Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy? (Prophets AMO.3.8, JPS 1917) tree →
Yet ye say: 'Wherein have we spoken against thee?' (Prophets MAL.3.13, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Irregular verb: speak – spoke – spoken. Say «I have spoken», not «I have spoke». Spoken (said aloud) vs written (on paper). «Spoken for» = reserved or already taken.

On Mova

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

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