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# build

verb (build, builds, built, building); noun (build — body shape)

«build» 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

1. To build is to make something by putting parts together, like a house, a tower or a model. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#m1)
2. To build up is to make bigger or stronger, little by little. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#m2)
3. Your build is the shape and size of your body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#m3)

### In the lessons

making something from parts such as blocks or bricks; the parts used are often taken away from what one had; «can build with N if each needs M» is a division; in design and technology we build models; phrases: «build up», «build a tower», «build a sandcastle», «built of»

### Examples

- He built a tower with 25 blocks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#x1)
- They build 3 houses each week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#x2)
- How many birdhouses can she build with 18 nails if each needs 6? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#x3)
- Randy built a castle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#x4)
- We built a sandcastle on the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#x5)
- Birds build nests from twigs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#x6)
- Practice builds up your strength. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#x7)
- Our school was built a hundred years ago. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#x8)
- Here we will build our habitations. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/#x9)

### Note

Past: built. The parts used to build are usually subtracted from the store; «can build with N if each needs M» is a division. Trap: the thing built and the parts are different things.

## In Jewish tradition

In the Torah the word is used for making cities, altars and houses, and sometimes for founding a family or a people.

**Interpretation.** The rabbis noticed that Rachel and Leah are said to have "built" the house of Israel, and so building can mean raising a family and a nation, not only making walls.

### Examples

- And they built for Pharaoh store-cities, Pithom and Raamses. (Torah EXO.1.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/build/#x1)
- And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and Aroer; (Torah NUM.32.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/build/#x2)
- And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Kiriathaim; (Torah NUM.32.37, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/build/#x3)
- And they built the city, and dwelt therein. (Prophets JDG.18.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/build/#x4)
- So Solomon built the house, and finished it. (Prophets 1KI.6.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/build/#x5)
- And Solomon built Gezer, and Beth-horon the nether, (Prophets 1KI.9.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/build/#x6)

### Note

Past: built. The parts used to build are usually subtracted from the store; «can build with N if each needs M» is a division. Trap: the thing built and the parts are different things.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «build» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/build/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«build» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/build.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «build» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/build/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«build» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/build.html) on Mova free.