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# frog

noun (frog, frogs)

«frog» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition and Meaning — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A frog is a small green or brown animal with long back legs that jumps and lives near water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frog/#m1)
2. «A frog in your throat» means a croaky voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frog/#m2)

### In the lessons

a jumper in a jumping contest, compared with the grasshopper and the mouse; or animals counted in a pond; in science, a frog is an amphibian: tadpoles hatch from eggs and grow into frogs; phrases: «frog spawn», «a frog in my throat», «leap frog»

### Examples

- The grasshopper jumped 19 inches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frog/#x1)
- The frog jumped 10 inches farther than the grasshopper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frog/#x2)
- How far did the frog jump? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frog/#x3)
- There are 8 frogs in the pond. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frog/#x4)
- A tadpole grows into a frog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frog/#x5)
- Frogs lay their eggs in water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frog/#x6)
- The frog caught a fly with its long tongue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frog/#x7)
- We played leapfrog in the playground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frog/#x8)
- The Frog puffed up still more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frog/#x9)

### Note

Countable: a frog, frogs. A name in a comparison: «the frog jumped N inches farther than X» means add N to X. Trap: «farther» adds, «less than» takes away; find who is compared to whom. Myth: touching a frog does not give you warts, but wash your hands after.

## In Jewish tradition

One of the ten plagues on Egypt, when frogs filled the land.

**Interpretation.** Tradition tells that the frogs came from the Nile and covered Egypt; it is recalled at Passover when drops of wine are spilled for the plagues.

### Examples

- And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs. (Torah EXO.8.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/frog/#x1)
- And the frogs shall come up both upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.' (Torah EXO.8.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/frog/#x2)
- And the magicians did in like manner with their secret arts, and brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt. (Torah EXO.8.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/frog/#x3)
- Their land swarmed with frogs, in the chambers of their kings. (Writings PSA.105.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/frog/#x4)
- He sent among them swarms of flies, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them. (Writings PSA.78.45, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/frog/#x5)

### Note

Countable: a frog, frogs. A name in a comparison: «the frog jumped N inches farther than X» means add N to X. Trap: «farther» adds, «less than» takes away; find who is compared to whom. Myth: touching a frog does not give you warts, but wash your hands after.

## Meaning

## On Mova

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