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# spark

«spark» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a tiny bright bit of fire or burning material that flies…** — 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 (a spark, sparks); verb (spark, sparks, sparked, sparking)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A spark is a tiny bright bit of fire or burning material that flies from a fire or when hard things hit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spark/#m1)

2) A spark is a quick flash of electricity jumping across a gap. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spark/#m2)

3) To spark something is to start it: spark an idea, spark a fight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spark/#m3)

4) A spark of something is a small amount of it: a spark of hope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spark/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Job sparks fly upward as a picture of how certain it is that people have trouble, and a wicked man's spark goes out. Interpretation: Job's friends use the spark to show the fate of the wicked. The book as a whole questions this too-simple view. In the primary lessons: In science, a spark shows electricity jumping through air (as in lightning, which is a giant spark); sparks can start fires. In safety: sparks from a campfire or a damaged plug are dangerous; keep away from sparking sockets and tell an adult. In stories, a spark of an idea starts the adventure. Phrases: sparks fly, spark plug, spark an interest.

### examples

- But man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward. (Writings JOB.5.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spark/#x1)
- Out of his mouth go burning torches, and sparks of fire leap forth. (Writings JOB.41.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spark/#x2)
- Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. (Writings JOB.18.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spark/#x3)
- Sparks flew from the campfire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spark/#x4)
- Rubbing your feet on the carpet can make a tiny spark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spark/#x5)
- A spark from the plug started a fire. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spark/#x6)
- The book sparked my interest in space. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spark/#x7)
- Lightning is a giant electric spark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spark/#x8)
- There was a spark of hope in her eyes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spark/#x9)
- Sparks flew when the two teams met. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spark/#x10)
- Sparklers give off lots of sparks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spark/#x11)
- Now he could see glowing sparks, and vivid jets of flame. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spark/#x12)

### note

Countable. Sparkle is related but different: to sparkle is to shine with many small flashes of light. A spark is very hot even though it is small.

### In the corpora

- [But man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.97/)
- [Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.450/)
- [Out of his mouth go burning torches, and sparks of fire leap forth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.1142/)
- ["Not the brightest spark" (UK) means not very clever.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/35-mistakes-and-stupidity/11/)
- [A gas leak can explode if a flame or spark lights it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/13-smells-that-warn/20/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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