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# growth

«growth» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Getting bigger, taller or more developed: "a growth spurt"** — 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 (growth — uncountable; a growth, growths — a lump)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Getting bigger, taller or more developed: "a growth spurt". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/growth/#m1)

2) An increase in amount: "population growth". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/growth/#m2)

3) Something that grows, such as new plants or a lump on the skin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/growth/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Plants that spring up, or things that grow in the field. Interpretation: The "growth of the LORD" in Isaiah is read as the people's flourishing after judgment, or as the Messiah, a branch springing from David's line. Psalm 65 praises God for rain that makes the earth grow. In the primary lessons: In science, living things need food, water, light and air for growth; children measure plant growth over weeks. In maths, growth problems show amounts getting bigger over time, often on graphs. In health, children have growth spurts and need sleep and good food. Phrases: growth spurt, plant growth, rapid growth, population growth, new growth.

### examples

- I cause thee to increase, even as the growth of the field. (Prophets EZK.16.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/growth/#x1)
- Watering her ridges abundantly, settling down the furrows thereof, Thou makest her soft with showers; Thou blessest the growth thereof. (Writings PSA.65.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/growth/#x2)
- In that day shall the growth of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land excellent and comely for them that are escaped of Israel. (Prophets ISA.4.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/growth/#x3)
- Plants need light for growth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/growth/#x4)
- We measured the bean plant's growth each day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/growth/#x5)
- He had a growth spurt and grew 5 centimetres. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/growth/#x6)
- Sleep helps your body's growth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/growth/#x7)
- The graph shows the town's population growth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/growth/#x8)
- New growth appeared on the tree in spring. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/growth/#x9)
- I am only a little backward, perhaps, in my growth.’ [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/growth/#x10)

### note

Usually uncountable. Comes from "grow" + "-th". In maths, growth = new amount − old amount: a plant that went from 4 cm to 10 cm grew 6 cm. On a graph, a steeper line means faster growth.

### In the corpora

- [I cause thee to increase, even as the growth of the field.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.317/)
- [Watering her ridges abundantly, settling down the furrows thereof, Thou makest her soft with showers; Thou blessest the growth thereof.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1053/)
- [An onion is a bulb whose layers are swollen leaves storing food for next year's growth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/57-roots-stems-and-leaves/13/)
- [A clam from Iceland named Ming lived about five hundred and seven years, worked out by counting the growth rings on its shell.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/187-record-breakers-the-loudest-and-the-longest-lived/7/)
- [A broken growth plate needs a doctor's care, because if it heals badly that bone may grow less.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/359-bones-by-name-hips-legs-and-feet-and-the-extra-bones-of-a-baby/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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