[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/spread.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/) / spread [← S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/S/) # spread «spread» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To open or stretch out something: "spread your arms"** — 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 (spread, spreads, spread, spreading); noun (a spread, spreads) ### meaning for a pupil 1) To open or stretch out something: "spread your arms". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spread/#m1) 2) To put a thin layer of something over a surface: "spread butter on toast". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spread/#m2) 3) To move into more places or reach more people: "The fire spread." "Germs spread." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spread/#m3) 4) To share out over time or space: "spread the work over a week". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spread/#m4) 5) As a noun, a soft food you put on bread, or a big meal. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spread/#m5) ### sense in the lessons In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means to stretch out, as of a tent, or to grow and move outward, as of people or a skin disease. In Leviticus, a mark that spreads is a sign of uncleanness. The Prophets and Writings also use it for armies spreading out over a valley, and for a net spread to catch birds. Interpretation: In the laws of skin marks, a spot that spreads is a sign of impurity and one that stays put is not. In Exodus the Israelites spreading abroad shows God's blessing despite Egypt's oppression. The net spread in vain before a bird is read in Proverbs as a picture of how wrongdoers trap themselves. In the primary lessons: In science and health: germs spread through coughs, sneezes and touch; fire spreads quickly. In everyday life: rumours spread — don't spread unkind stories. In maths, data "spread" means how far apart numbers are. Phrases: spread out, spread the word, spread germs, spread butter. ### examples - And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond Migdal-eder. (Torah GEN.35.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spread/#x1) - But if the scall spread abroad in the skin after his cleansing, (Torah LEV.13.35, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spread/#x2) - But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad. (Torah EXO.1.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spread/#x3) - Now the Philistines had come and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim. (Prophets 2SA.5.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spread/#x4) - For in vain the net is spread in the eyes of any bird; (Writings PRO.1.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spread/#x5) - Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves against Lehi. (Prophets JDG.15.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spread/#x6) - Spread butter on your bread. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spread/#x7) - The fire spread to the trees. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spread/#x8) - Cover your mouth so germs don't spread. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spread/#x9) - Spread out so you have more space. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spread/#x10) - The news spread quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spread/#x11) - The bird spread its wings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spread/#x12) - Don't spread rumours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spread/#x13) - Spread the payments over six months. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spread/#x14) - The confusion spread wider and wider. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spread/#x15) ### note Past and past participle are both "spread". In maths, spreading a total over equal parts means dividing: "$60 spread over 6 weeks" = $10 a week. ### In the corpora - [and the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite; and afterward were the families of the Canaanite spread abroad.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.264/) - [And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond Migdal-eder.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1109/) - [But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and the more they spread abroad.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.12/) - [And if it spread abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a plague.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.332/) - [But if the scall spread abroad in the skin after his cleansing,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.345/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «spread» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/spread/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.