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# spelt

«spelt» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Wrote or said the letters of a word in the right order** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb, past tense and past participle of «spell» (UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland; US usually «spelled»); noun (spelt — a kind of wheat, uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Wrote or said the letters of a word in the right order. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spelt/#m1)

2) Was the letters of a word, as in «c-a-t spelt cat». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spelt/#m2)

3) (informal) Meant or caused, as in «the rain spelt trouble for the picnic». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spelt/#m3)

4) A kind of old wheat grain used to make flour and bread. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spelt/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Spelt is an old kind of wheat that ripens late. In the Torah it was not harmed by the hail in Egypt. Interpretation: Tradition says the late-ripening crops survived the plague of hail because they were still soft and low to the ground. In the primary lessons: In English lessons and spelling tests pupils are asked how a word is spelt. «Spelt» is the usual British form; American English mostly uses «spelled». In cooking, spelt flour is used in some breads. «Spelt out» means explained very clearly. Phrases: «spelt wrong», «spelt correctly», «spelt out», «spelt disaster», «spelt flour».

### examples

- But the wheat and the spelt were not smitten; for they ripen late. — (Torah EXO.9.32, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spelt/#x1)
- I spelt «necessary» wrong in my spelling test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spelt/#x2)
- How is your name spelt? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spelt/#x3)
- The teacher spelt out the rules very clearly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spelt/#x4)
- The dark clouds spelt trouble for the sports day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spelt/#x5)
- Is «colour» spelt with a «u» in Australia? Yes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spelt/#x6)
- Dad bakes bread with spelt flour. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spelt/#x7)
- She spelt every word correctly and got full marks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spelt/#x8)
- The letters on the fridge spelt «HELLO». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spelt/#x9)
- Why, the words are spelt differently, and mean quite different things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spelt/#x10)

### note

Both «spelt» and «spelled» are correct; British, Irish, Australian and NZ writers often use «spelt», Americans «spelled». As a grain, «spelt» is uncountable. A pupil should keep one form in a piece of writing.

### In the corpora

- [But the wheat and the spelt were not smitten; for they ripen late. —](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.267/)
- [He spelt «because» three different ways on one page and wrote «Wednesday» as «Wensday».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/419-homework-first/1/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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