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# multiply

verb (multiply, multiplies, multiplied, multiplying)

«multiply» 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 multiply is to add the same number many times in one quick step; it is the operation ×: 3 multiplied by 4 is 12. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiply/#m1)
2. To multiply is to grow quickly in number: rabbits multiply fast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiply/#m2)

### In the lessons

the operation × for equal groups («multiply the number of groups by the size of one group»); «times», «groups of», «rows of», «each», «every», «packs of» point to multiplying; the times tables; in science living things multiply (have many young), germs multiply in warm places

### Examples

- Multiplying is adding the same number again and again: 4 + 4 + 4 = 12. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiply/#x1)
- Multiply 5 bags by 6 pears in each bag. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiply/#x2)
- There are 3 rows of 7 chairs; multiply to find all the chairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiply/#x3)
- 6 multiplied by 2 is 12. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiply/#x4)
- Multiply the length by the width to find the area. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiply/#x5)
- Learn to multiply by 10 by adding a zero. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiply/#x6)
- Germs multiply quickly on dirty hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiply/#x7)
- Rabbits can multiply very fast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiply/#x8)
- Granted that each piece gives you five hundred, multiply five hundred by five. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/multiply/#x9)

### Note

Multiply the number of groups by the size of one group. Trap: a total shared into groups is divide, not multiply. The order does not change the answer: 3 × 4 = 4 × 3. Any number multiplied by 0 is 0; by 1 it stays the same. Forms: multiplies, multiplied (y to i). Noun «multiplication».

## In Jewish tradition

"Be fruitful and multiply" is blessing and promise, and God also says He will multiply signs and wonders in Egypt. Amos mockingly tells Israel to "multiply transgression".

**Interpretation.** The rabbis count "be fruitful and multiply" as the first commandment in the Torah, and understand it as having children.

### Examples

- And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; swarm in the earth, and multiply therein.' (Torah GEN.9.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/multiply/#x1)
- And I will make My covenant between Me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.' (Torah GEN.17.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/multiply/#x2)
- And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply My signs and My wonders in the land of Egypt. (Torah EXO.7.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/multiply/#x3)
- He that would break me with a tempest, and multiply my wounds without cause; (Writings JOB.9.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/multiply/#x4)
- Then I said: 'I shall die with my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the phoenix; (Writings JOB.29.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/multiply/#x5)
- Come to Beth-el, and transgress, to Gilgal, and multiply transgression; and bring your sacrifices in the morning, and your tithes after three days; (Prophets AMO.4.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/multiply/#x6)

### Note

Multiply the number of groups by the size of one group. Trap: a total shared into groups is divide, not multiply. The order does not change the answer: 3 × 4 = 4 × 3. Any number multiplied by 0 is 0; by 1 it stays the same. Forms: multiplies, multiplied (y to i). Noun «multiplication».

## On Mova

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