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# boil

«boil» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **when a liquid gets so hot that it bubbles and turns into…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (boil, boils, boiled, boiling); noun (the boil; a boil, boils)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To boil is when a liquid gets so hot that it bubbles and turns into steam (gas). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boil/#m1)

2) To boil food is to cook it in boiling water: boil an egg. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boil/#m2)

3) To boil the kettle means to heat water in it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boil/#m3)

4) A boil is a painful red swelling on the skin, full of pus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boil/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Here a boil is a painful skin swelling. It was one of the plagues of Egypt and a sign checked by priests. In the later books "boil" is also the verb for water or inner feelings churning, and a boil can be healed. Interpretation: The priests examine boils for uncleanness. Tradition reads the plague of boils as a sign that even the magicians were helpless. In Kings, Isaiah heals King Hezekiah's boil with a cake of figs, and Job's churning insides and the boiling deep are pictures of suffering and of God's power. In the primary lessons: In science, water boils at 100 degrees Celsius (212 degrees Fahrenheit) at sea level; boiling is a change of state from liquid to gas. In cooking and safety: boiling water and steam cause bad burns; turn pan handles inward and keep children away from the stove. Phrases: bring to the boil, boil over, boiling hot, it boils down to (the main point is).

### examples

- And when the flesh hath in the skin thereof a boil, and it is healed, (Torah LEV.13.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boil/#x1)
- And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils; for the boils were upon the magicians, and upon all the Egyptians. (Torah EXO.9.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boil/#x2)
- and in the place of the boil there is a white rising, or a bright spot, reddish-white, then it shall be shown to the priest. (Torah LEV.13.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boil/#x3)
- Mine inwards boil, and rest not; days of affliction are come upon me. (Writings JOB.30.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boil/#x4)
- He maketh the deep to boil like a pot; he maketh the sea like a seething mixture. (Writings JOB.41.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boil/#x5)
- And Isaiah said: 'Take a cake of figs.' And they took and laid it on the boil, and he recovered. (Prophets 2KI.20.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boil/#x6)
- Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boil/#x7)
- Boil the pasta for ten minutes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boil/#x8)
- Mum is boiling the kettle for tea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boil/#x9)
- Watch the milk so it does not boil over. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boil/#x10)
- I like boiled eggs with toast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boil/#x11)
- Steam rises from the boiling water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boil/#x12)
- It is boiling hot today! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boil/#x13)
- Turn pan handles in so no one knocks the boiling water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boil/#x14)

### note

The adjective «boiling» can mean very hot weather (informal). Boiling is different from melting (solid to liquid) and evaporation (liquid to gas slowly, at any temperature). At the top of a high mountain water boils at a lower temperature. Maths: in temperature problems, boiling point of water = 100 °C.

### In the corpora

- [And when the flesh hath in the skin thereof a boil, and it is healed,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.328/)
- [Mine inwards boil, and rest not; days of affliction are come upon me.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.775/)
- [He maketh the deep to boil like a pot; he maketh the sea like a seething mixture.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.1154/)
- [No real animal breathes fire; the bombardier beetle sprays a nearly boiling chemical mix from a tough chamber at attackers.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/146-shrek-s-dragon-real-dragons-and-lizards/5/)
- [Vent water can be hotter than three hundred degrees, but it does not boil because of the huge pressure of the deep sea.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/177-vents-and-trenches-tubeworms-iron-snails-the-challenger-deep-and-life-without-sunlight/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «boil» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/boil/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.