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# spar

noun

«spar» 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. A spar is a long pole, such as the wooden beam of a ship's mast or a piece of wood holding up a sail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spar/#m1)
2. A spar is a kind of shiny crystal rock found in caves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spar/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales a spar is a broken piece of wood a shipwreck victim clings to; in the rock sense it is a glittering stone in caves

### Examples

- The boy held on to a broken spar in the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spar/#x1)
- The cave walls were decorated with sparkling spar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spar/#x2)
- The sailor lashed the spar to the mast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spar/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

The listed word does not appear as such; the lines use "spared" and "sparing," meaning to hold back from harm, or meager.

**Interpretation.** Tradition sees God's sparing as mercy and patience, which gives people time to repent.

### Examples

- Nevertheless Mine eye spared them from destroying them, neither did I make a full end of them in the wilderness. (Prophets EZK.20.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spar/#x1)
- He levelled a path for His anger; He spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence; (Writings PSA.78.50, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spar/#x2)
- And though the Lord give you sparing bread and scant water, yet shall not thy Teacher hide Himself any more, but thine eyes shall see thy Teacher; (Prophets ISA.30.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spar/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

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