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# prepare

«prepare» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to make something ready to use** — 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 (prepare, prepares, prepared, preparing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To prepare is to make something ready to use. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepare/#m1)

2) To get yourself ready for something that will happen, like a test or a trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepare/#m2)

3) To make food ready to eat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepare/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it often means to get an offering or altar ready for God. Interpretation: The rules for offerings say how much grain, oil and wine to prepare. Balaam's seven altars imitate the sacrifices of the patriarchs. In the primary lessons: Used at school: prepare for a test, prepare a presentation. In everyday life: prepare dinner, prepare for a storm. Safety: prepare an emergency kit. Phrases: "be prepared" (the Scouts' motto), "prepare for", "prepared to" (willing to).

### examples

- According to the number that ye may prepare, so shall ye do for every one according to their number. (Torah NUM.15.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepare/#x1)
- And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.' (Torah NUM.23.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepare/#x2)
- and wine for the drink-offering, the fourth part of a hin, shalt thou prepare with the burnt-offering or for the sacrifice, for each lamb. (Torah NUM.15.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepare/#x3)
- Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; (Writings JOB.27.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepare/#x4)
- Without my fault, they run and prepare themselves; awake Thou to help me, and behold. (Writings PSA.59.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepare/#x5)
- Thy flock settled therein; Thou didst prepare in Thy goodness for the poor, O God. (Writings PSA.68.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepare/#x6)
- We prepared for the spelling test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepare/#x7)
- Dad is preparing dinner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepare/#x8)
- Prepare your materials before you start the experiment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepare/#x9)
- The town prepared for the storm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepare/#x10)
- Be prepared and take a raincoat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepare/#x11)
- I am not prepared to give up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepare/#x12)
- She prepared a talk about volcanoes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepare/#x13)
- When he got there he began to prepare a grave. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/prepare/#x14)

### note

Noun: preparation. "Prepared to do something" can mean "willing to". Follows with "for" + noun: prepare for the race.

### In the corpora

- [And she gave the savoury food and the bread, which she had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.790/)
- [According to the number that ye may prepare, so shall ye do for every one according to their number.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.580/)
- [And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.833/)
- [And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.865/)
- [Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JOS.63/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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