spread

verb (spread, spreads, spread, spreading); noun (a spread, spreads)

«spread» 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 open or stretch out something: "spread your arms". tree →
To put a thin layer of something over a surface: "spread butter on toast". tree →
To move into more places or reach more people: "The fire spread." "Germs spread." tree →
To share out over time or space: "spread the work over a week". tree →
As a noun, a soft food you put on bread, or a big meal. tree →

In the lessons

In science and health: germs spread through coughs, sneezes and touch; fire spreads quickly. In everyday life: rumours spread — don't spread unkind stories. In maths, data "spread" means how far apart numbers are. Phrases: spread out, spread the word, spread germs, spread butter.

Examples

Spread butter on your bread. tree →
The fire spread to the trees. tree →
Cover your mouth so germs don't spread. tree →
Spread out so you have more space. tree →
The news spread quickly. tree →
The bird spread its wings. tree →
Don't spread rumours. tree →
Spread the payments over six months. tree →
The confusion spread wider and wider. tree →

Note

Past and past participle are both "spread". In maths, spreading a total over equal parts means dividing: "$60 spread over 6 weeks" = $10 a week.

In Jewish tradition

It means to stretch out, as of a tent, or to grow and move outward, as of people or a skin disease. In Leviticus, a mark that spreads is a sign of uncleanness. The Prophets and Writings also use it for armies spreading out over a valley, and for a net spread to catch birds.

Interpretation. In the laws of skin marks, a spot that spreads is a sign of impurity and one that stays put is not. In Exodus the Israelites spreading abroad shows God's blessing despite Egypt's oppression. The net spread in vain before a bird is read in Proverbs as a picture of how wrongdoers trap themselves.

Examples

And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond Migdal-eder. (Torah GEN.35.21, JPS 1917) tree →
But if the scall spread abroad in the skin after his cleansing, (Torah LEV.13.35, JPS 1917) tree →
But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. (Torah EXO.1.12, JPS 1917) tree →
Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. (Prophets 2SA.5.18, JPS 1917) tree →
For in vain the net is spread in the eyes of any bird; (Writings PRO.1.17, JPS 1917) tree →
Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves against Lehi. (Prophets JDG.15.9, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Past and past participle are both "spread". In maths, spreading a total over equal parts means dividing: "$60 spread over 6 weeks" = $10 a week.

On Mova

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