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sprig

noun (sprigs)

«sprig» 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

A sprig is a small twig or shoot with leaves or flowers on it. tree →

In the lessons

in the tales, a small green branch used as a charm or picked for its scent

Examples

  • He was waving a sprig of the sacred tulsi plant. tree →
  • She plucked a sprig of sweet-smelling rosemary. tree →

Note

a count of pieces: each sprig counts as one piece, not a number of leaves

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Isaiah's cutting of sprigs is read as God trimming away the proud enemy just before it seems to succeed, and Ezekiel's vine as the small kingdom of Judah. In the primary lessons: in the tales, a small green branch used as a charm or picked for its scent

Examples

  • For before the harvest, when the blossom is over, and the bud becometh a ripening grape, He will cut off the sprigs with pruning-hooks, and the shoots will He take away and lop off. (Prophets ISA.18.5, JPS 1917) tree →
  • And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose tendrils might turn toward him, and the roots thereof be under him; so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs. (Prophets EZK.17.6, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

a count of pieces: each sprig counts as one piece, not a number of leaves

On Mova

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