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# fruit

«fruit» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the sweet or juicy part of a plant that holds its seeds…** — 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 (fruit — usually no plural for the food; fruits — kinds of fruit); verb (fruit — to make fruit)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Fruit is the sweet or juicy part of a plant that holds its seeds and that you can eat, like an apple, a pear, a plum or a banana. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fruit/#m1)

2) In science, a fruit is any part of a flowering plant that grows from the flower and holds seeds, so tomatoes and peppers are fruits too. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fruit/#m2)

3) The fruits of work are its good results. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fruit/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: The first-fruits were brought to the Temple; tradition also teaches blessings over fruit and the law that a young tree's fruit may not be eaten for three years. In the primary lessons: the kind that includes apples, pears, plums and bananas («How many fruits are on the table?» counts all of them together); in everyday life healthy eating, fruit salad, fruit juice; in science seeds and how plants spread them

### examples

- All thy trees and the fruit of thy land shall the locust possess. (Torah DEU.28.42, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fruit/#x1)
- The choicest first-fruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God. (Torah EXO.23.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fruit/#x2)
- The choicest first-fruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the LORD thy God. (Torah EXO.34.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fruit/#x3)
- and for the wood-offering, at times appointed, and for the first-fruits. (Writings NEH.13.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fruit/#x4)
- And sow fields, and plant vineyards, which yield fruits of increase. (Writings PSA.107.37, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fruit/#x5)
- Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his precious fruits. (Writings SNG.4.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fruit/#x6)
- How many fruits are on the table? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fruit/#x7)
- Mia has 3 apples and 4 pears. How many pieces of fruit does she have? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fruit/#x8)
- A bowl holds 12 fruits. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fruit/#x9)
- Eat some fruit every day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fruit/#x10)
- Oranges, grapes and kiwis are fruits. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fruit/#x11)
- Mum made a fruit salad for dessert. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fruit/#x12)
- A tomato is a fruit in science but we cook it like a vegetable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fruit/#x13)
- Birds eat fruit and spread the seeds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fruit/#x14)
- King Vuislaf has an apple-tree which bears golden fruits. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fruit/#x15)

### note

«fruit» is usually uncountable for food (some fruit, a piece of fruit); «fruits» is used for kinds or when counting. «How many fruits» counts all apples, pears, plums and bananas together. Trap: do not count cups, spoons, books or pencils as fruit.

### In the corpora

- [And the woman said unto the serpent: 'Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.62/)
- [And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.89/)
- [The choicest first-fruits of thy land thou shalt bring into the house of the LORD thy God.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.667/)
- [The choicest first-fruits of thy land thou shalt bring unto the house of the LORD thy God.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1035/)
- [And in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be holy, for giving praise unto the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.566/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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