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# dig

verb (dig, digs, dug, digging); noun (a dig, digs)

«dig» 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 dig is to make a hole in the ground, for example with a spade or with hands or paws. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dig/#m1)
2. To dig something up is to get it out of the ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dig/#m2)
3. A dig is a place where archaeologists dig to find old things. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dig/#m3)
4. A dig can be a little poke, or an unkind remark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dig/#m4)
5. «Dig in» means start eating. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dig/#m5)

### In the lessons

In school maths: digging a length or a hole at a rate; holes dug; amount = rate × time. In science and history: archaeologists dig up fossils and old objects; worms dig tunnels. In everyday life: digging in the garden or at the beach. Phrases: «dig a hole», «dig up», «dig in», «dig deep» (try very hard).

### Examples

- He digs 2 m of ditch an hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dig/#x1)
- 3 workers dug 12 holes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dig/#x2)
- How long to dig 10 m? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dig/#x3)
- Each hole needs 1 tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dig/#x4)
- The dog dug a hole and buried its bone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dig/#x5)
- We dug for treasure on the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dig/#x6)
- Archaeologists dug up a Roman coin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dig/#x7)
- Dinner's ready, dig in! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dig/#x8)

### Note

Past «dug» (not «digged»). Maths: a rate over time: amount = rate × time. Trap: more diggers dig faster, so the time goes down. Safety: never dig near cables or pipes without a grown-up.

## In Jewish tradition

Digging wells was vital for survival in the dry land, and Isaac's servants dug wells that brought quarrels with neighbours. The prophets and psalms speak of digging a pit as a picture for plotting harm, and Ezekiel is told to dig through a wall as a sign.

**Interpretation.** Tradition sees Isaac redigging his father's wells as continuing Abraham's work, and the third well, Rehoboth, as a sign of peace. The pit dug for another is read as a warning that evil plans are aimed at the righteous but belong to the wicked.

### Examples

- And they digged another well, and they strove for that also. (Torah GEN.26.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dig/#x1)
- And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of living water. (Torah GEN.26.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dig/#x2)
- And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not. (Torah GEN.26.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dig/#x3)
- For they have digged a pit for my soul. (Prophets JER.18.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dig/#x4)
- Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry out thereby. (Prophets EZK.12.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dig/#x5)
- The proud have digged pits for me, which is not according to Thy law. (Writings PSA.119.85, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/D/dig/#x6)

### Note

Past «dug» (not «digged»). Maths: a rate over time: amount = rate × time. Trap: more diggers dig faster, so the time goes down. Safety: never dig near cables or pipes without a grown-up.

## On Mova

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