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# provide

«provide» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To give someone something they need or want** — 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 (provide, provides, provided, providing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To give someone something they need or want. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provide/#m1)

2) provide for: to give someone money, food and a home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provide/#m2)

3) provided (that), providing: only if. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provide/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah it means to supply what is needed. Abraham says God will provide the lamb. Interpretation: Tradition connects "God will provide" to the place of the binding, called "The LORD will see". It teaches trust that God sees need. In the primary lessons: In school: "the school provides lunch", "pencils will be provided". In maths: "each box provides 6 eggs". "Provided that" sets a condition. Phrases: provide with, provide for, provided that.

### examples

- And now when shall I provide for mine own house also?' (Torah GEN.30.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provide/#x1)
- And Abraham said: 'God will provide Himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son.' So they went both of them together. (Torah GEN.22.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provide/#x2)
- These files may be used for any non-commercial purpose, provided this notice of attribution is left intact in all copies. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provide/#x3)
- The ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer; (Writings PRO.30.25, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provide/#x4)
- And Saul said unto his servants: 'Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.' (Prophets 1SA.16.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provide/#x5)
- Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of flocks and herds in abundance; for God had given him very much substance. (Writings 2CH.32.29, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provide/#x6)
- The school provides free milk at break. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provide/#x7)
- Paper and pencils will be provided. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provide/#x8)
- Trees provide shade on hot days. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provide/#x9)
- Parents work to provide for their children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provide/#x10)
- You can go out, provided you finish your homework. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provide/#x11)
- Each cow provides about 20 litres of milk a day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provide/#x12)
- Can you provide an example? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/provide/#x13)

### note

Regular verb: provided. "Provide someone with something" or "provide something for someone". "Provided" can mean "if": a trap in reading. In a maths problem "provides 6 each" means a rate: multiply by how many.

### In the corpora

- [And now when shall I provide for mine own house also?'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.919/)
- [And Saul said unto his servants: 'Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.445/)
- [Provideth her bread in the summer, and gatherest her food in the harvest.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.148/)
- [The ants are a people not strong, yet they provide their food in the summer;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.889/)
- [Who provideth for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry unto God, and wander for lack of food?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.1052/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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