[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/spice.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/) / spice [← S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/S/) # spice «spice» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a dried part of a plant, such as seeds, bark or roots…** — 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 spice, spices; spice — uncountable for excitement); verb (spice, spices, spiced, spicing; spice up) ### meaning for a pupil 1) A spice is a dried part of a plant, such as seeds, bark or roots, used to give food a strong flavour: pepper, cinnamon, ginger, cumin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spice/#m1) 2) Spice also means excitement or interest that makes something less boring: «variety is the spice of life». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spice/#m2) 3) To spice food is to add spices to it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spice/#m3) 4) To spice something up is to make it more exciting or interesting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spice/#m4) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Spices in the Torah are sweet-smelling plants used for the holy anointing oil and the incense. Priests' sons prepared the spice mixture, and the Song of Songs uses spices like spikenard and cinnamon as a picture of the sweetness of love. Interpretation: Tradition holds that the Tabernacle's incense used eleven spices. Burning incense was one of the priests' sacred duties. The rabbis read the Song of Songs garden as a picture of God and Israel. In the primary lessons: In everyday cooking and stories about markets and trade; in history lessons, spices were traded over long distances and were very valuable. In science, smell and taste. Phrases: herbs and spices, spice rack, mixed spice (UK), spice it up, a hint of spice. ### examples - and he burnt thereon incense of sweet spices; as the LORD commanded Moses. (Torah EXO.40.27, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spice/#x1) - oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense; (Torah EXO.25.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spice/#x2) - and oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense; (Torah EXO.35.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spice/#x3) - And some of the sons of the priests prepared the confection of the spices. (Writings 1CH.9.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spice/#x4) - Spikenard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices. (Writings SNG.4.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spice/#x5) - Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. (Writings SNG.4.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spice/#x6) - Cinnamon is my favourite spice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spice/#x7) - Mum keeps her spices in little jars on a rack. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spice/#x8) - Add a pinch of spice to the soup. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spice/#x9) - The ships carried spices from faraway lands. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spice/#x10) - Let's spice up the party with some games. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spice/#x11) - Variety is the spice of life. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spice/#x12) - Gran made spiced apple cake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spice/#x13) - Some spices, like chilli, make food hot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spice/#x14) - She smells of spice and honey. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spice/#x15) ### note Countable for kinds of spice (many spices), uncountable for the stuff (a bit of spice). Herbs are usually the leaves (basil, mint); spices are usually seeds, bark or roots. «Spice» is also a slang name for a dangerous drug — keep away from anything called that. ### In the corpora - [oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.706/) - [And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices; every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.895/) - [and oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1054/) - [and the spice, and the oil, for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1074/) - [And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, after the art of the perfumer.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1152/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «spice» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spice/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.