[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/flood.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / flood [← F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/F/) # flood «flood» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a large amount of water covering land that is usually dry** — 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 noun (a flood, floods); verb (flood, floods, flooded, flooding) ### meaning for a pupil 1) A flood is a large amount of water covering land that is usually dry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flood/#m1) 2) To flood is to cover a place with water, or to overflow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flood/#m2) 3) A flood of something is a very large amount arriving at once, like a flood of letters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flood/#m3) 4) To flood in is to arrive in large numbers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flood/#m4) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is the great flood in Noah's time, and years are counted from it. The psalms and prophets also use "floods" as a picture of rushing waters of danger, and of rivers rejoicing. Interpretation: Tradition reads Noah's flood as God's judgment on a world full of violence. Noah's ark saved him, his family and the animals. David's "floods" of trouble are read as a picture of great danger from which God rescued him. In the primary lessons: In geography and safety, floods come from heavy rain, rivers bursting their banks, storms at sea or melting snow. Flood safety: move to higher ground, never walk, swim, cycle or drive through flood water (it can be deep, fast, dirty and hide dangers), and listen to warnings. In stories and myths, great floods appear in many cultures. Phrases: flash flood, flood warning, flood water, in floods of tears, flood in, the floodgates. ### examples - And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. (Torah GEN.9.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flood/#x1) - Shem was a hundred years old, and begot Arpachshad two years after the flood. (Torah GEN.11.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flood/#x2) - And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth. (Torah GEN.7.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flood/#x3) - The floods of Belial assailed me. (Prophets 2SA.22.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flood/#x4) - The cords of Death compassed me, and the floods of Belial assailed me. (Writings PSA.18.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flood/#x5) - Let the floods clap their hands; let the mountains sing for joy together; (Writings PSA.98.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flood/#x6) - The river burst its banks and flooded the town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flood/#x7) - Never walk through flood water. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flood/#x8) - A flash flood came after the storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flood/#x9) - The bathroom flooded when the bath overflowed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flood/#x10) - Letters flooded in after the TV show. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flood/#x11) - She was in floods of tears. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flood/#x12) - The town built walls to stop floods. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flood/#x13) - Prince Ivan burst into a flood of bitter tears, and rode on still farther. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flood/#x14) ### note Pronounced "flud", rhyming with mud — not like "food". Only fifteen centimetres (six inches) of fast water can knock an adult over. Flood water can carry germs, so wash hands after touching it. ### In the corpora - [And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.177/) - [And it came to pass after the seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.181/) - [And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.245/) - [Shem was a hundred years old, and begot Arpachshad two years after the flood.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.289/) - [The floods of Belial assailed me.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.664/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «flood» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flood/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.