[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/spots.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/) / spots [← S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/S/) # spots «spots» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Small round marks or patches of a different colour on…** — 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 spot, spots); verb (spot, spots, spotted, spotting) ### meaning for a pupil 1) Small round marks or patches of a different colour on something, like the spots on a ladybird or a Dalmatian. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spots/#m1) 2) Small red bumps on the skin, such as pimples or the rash of chickenpox. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spots/#m2) 3) Places, as in good spots for a picnic or parking spots. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spots/#m3) 4) As a verb, spots means notices or sees something, often something hard to see: she spots a mistake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spots/#m4) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In Leviticus these are pale patches on the skin that a priest examines to decide if a person is clean or unclean. Jeremiah uses the leopard's spots in a saying: they cannot be changed, just as people used to doing evil find it hard to change. Interpretation: The priest, not a doctor, judged them. If the spots were a dull white, he declared the person clean, since this was only a harmless rash. Jeremiah's saying is read as a warning about how hard it is to change bad habits, though return to God is still possible. In the primary lessons: In science, spots describe animals and patterns (leopards have spots, a ladybird has black spots); in health lessons, spots on the skin can be a sign of an illness like chickenpox or measles; in everyday life we talk about spots on clothes (stains) and parking spots. In stories, "he spots a shadow" tells the reader a character noticed something important. Phrases: "spots and stripes", "come out in spots", "hot spots", "a tight spot" (a difficult situation), "on the spot" (right away, or right there). ### examples - And if a man or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots; (Torah LEV.13.38, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spots/#x1) - then the priest shall look; and, behold, if the bright spots in the skin of their flesh be of a dull white, it is a tetter, it hath broken out in the skin: he is clean. (Torah LEV.13.39, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spots/#x2) - Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? (Prophets JER.13.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spots/#x3) - The leopard has dark spots all over its fur. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spots/#x4) - My little brother came out in itchy spots when he had chickenpox. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spots/#x5) - There are two red spots of paint on my sleeve. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spots/#x6) - We found three good spots to put up the tent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spots/#x7) - Mum spots a free parking space and drives in. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spots/#x8) - Sam always spots the hidden animal in the picture first. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spots/#x9) - A ladybird with seven spots landed on my hand. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spots/#x10) - The teacher spots that I forgot to carry the one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spots/#x11) - The Leopard exhibited one by one the various spots which decorated his skin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spots/#x12) ### note Spots is the plural of the noun "spot" and also the "he/she/it" form of the verb "spot" (spotted, spotting with double t). In British English "spots" often means pimples; Americans more often say "pimples" or "zits". Spotted can mean "seen" or "covered in spots" (a spotted dress). "On the spot" means immediately, not on a stain. If a problem says "a ladybird has 7 spots", count each spot as one; "spots" on dice are the dots that show the number. ### In the corpora - [And if a man or a woman have in the skin of their flesh bright spots, even white bright spots;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.348/) - [Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.394/) - [Photos online are often smoothed with filters; real skin has lines and spots, and nobody looks like a filter.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa/19/) - [Knowing your weak spots, and saying so, is part of being trustworthy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/27-who-you-are-words-not-body/8/) - [A black panther is a leopard or jaguar with extra dark pigment, and its spots can still be seen in bright light.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/20-leopards-jaguars-cheetahs-and-the-house-cat/8/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «spots» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spots/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.