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# eight

number (eight, 8)

«eight» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Eight is the number 8, one more than seven. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eight/#m1)
2. Eight is the count of legs on a spider and of arms on an octopus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eight/#m2)

### In the lessons

maths: a number of things counted; multiples of eight (8, 16, 24, 32), eight times table, an octagon has 8 sides; everyday life: eight o'clock, eight years old; science: a spider has 8 legs, an octopus 8 arms; phrases: «a figure of eight»

### Examples

- She has eight pencils. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eight/#x1)
- Eight children came to the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eight/#x2)
- A spider has eight legs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eight/#x3)
- Eight times three is twenty-four. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eight/#x4)
- School starts at eight o'clock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eight/#x5)
- An octagon has eight sides. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eight/#x6)
- My brother is eight years old. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eight/#x7)
- Half of eight is four. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eight/#x8)

### Note

A number written as a word; use it like 8. Trap: «eight» in «eighteen» or «eighty» is a different number. Homophone: «ate» (past of eat). Spelling: e-i-g-h-t.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In Jewish tradition eight is linked to new beginnings. A baby boy is circumcised on the eighth day, and Chanukah lasts eight days. In the primary lessons: maths: a number of things counted; multiples of eight (8, 16, 24, 32), eight times table, an octagon has 8 sides; everyday life: eight o'clock, eight years old; science: a spider has 8 legs, an octopus 8 arms; phrases: «a figure of eight»

### Examples

- And Bethuel begot Rebekah; these eight did Milcah bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother. (Torah GEN.22.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eight/#x1)
- And Jared lived after he begot Enoch eight hundred years, and begot sons and daughters. (Torah GEN.5.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eight/#x2)
- even those that were numbered of them, were eight thousand and five hundred and fourscore. (Torah NUM.4.48, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eight/#x3)
- The children of Ater, of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. (Writings EZR.2.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eight/#x4)
- The men of Anathoth, a hundred twenty and eight. (Writings EZR.2.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eight/#x5)
- The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five. (Writings NEH.7.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eight/#x6)

### Note

A number written as a word; use it like 8. Trap: «eight» in «eighteen» or «eighty» is a different number. Homophone: «ate» (past of eat). Spelling: e-i-g-h-t.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «eight» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eight/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«eight» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/eight.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «eight» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/eight/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«eight» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/eight.html) on Mova free.