[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/flour.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/) / flour [← F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/F/) # flour «flour» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a white or brown powder made by grinding grain like…** — 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 (flour); verb (flour, floured) ### meaning for a pupil 1) Flour is a white or brown powder made by grinding grain like wheat; it is used to make bread, cakes and pasta. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flour/#m1) 2) To flour is to cover with flour: «Flour the table before you roll the dough». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flour/#m2) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is the fine flour mixed with oil for the grain offering. Interpretation: The meal-offering was a gift of the poor as well as the rich, and tradition counts it as precious to God. It was usually unleavened. In the primary lessons: an amount in a recipe, measured in cups, grams or pounds; some is already put in and some is still needed; phrases: «cups of flour», «a bag of flour», «plain flour», «self-raising flour» ### examples - And if thy offering be a meal-offering of the stewing-pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil. (Torah LEV.2.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flour/#x1) - and their meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for the bullock, two tenth part for the ram, (Torah NUM.29.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flour/#x2) - And if thy offering be a meal-offering baked on a griddle, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil. (Torah LEV.2.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flour/#x3) - And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal; (Prophets 1KI.5.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flour/#x4) - So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD. (Prophets 2KI.7.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flour/#x5) - And the woman had a fatted calf in the house; and she made haste, and killed it; and she took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof; (Prophets 1SA.28.24, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flour/#x6) - A recipe calls for 9 cups of flour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flour/#x7) - She already put in 3 cups of flour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flour/#x8) - How many more cups of flour does she need? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flour/#x9) - He bought 5 pounds of flour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flour/#x10) - Mix 200 grams of flour with two eggs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flour/#x11) - Flour is made by grinding wheat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flour/#x12) - My hands were white with flour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flour/#x13) - Flour the table so the dough doesn't stick. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flour/#x14) - Vasilissa took flour, kneaded dough, and made a pie. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flour/#x15) ### note Uncountable: some flour, a cup of flour (not «a flour», not «flours»). The thing measured; the number is in cups or pounds. «needs N, already put in M» gives N − M. Trap: sugar and flour amounts come in the same recipe; read which one is asked. Trap: «flour» and «flower» sound the same. ### In the corpora - [And if thy offering be a meal-offering of the stewing-pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.23/) - [And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth parts of an ephah shall be in one cake.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.713/) - [And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.158/) - [Wheat is a tall grass whose seeds, the grains, are ground into flour.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/286-from-field-to-plate-wheat-flour-and-bread/1/) - [Windmills and watermills once ground grain between big stones; today most flour is made in huge roller mills.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/286-from-field-to-plate-wheat-flour-and-bread/8/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «flour» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flour/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.