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# expression

noun (an expression, expressions; also uncountable)

«expression» 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. A word or phrase with a special meaning; a saying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expression/#m1)
2. The look on a person's face that shows feeling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expression/#m2)
3. Showing feelings or ideas in words, art or music. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expression/#m3)
4. (maths) A group of numbers, letters and signs such as 3 + 4 or 2x − 5, without an equals sign. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expression/#m4)
5. Reading with feeling: "read with expression". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expression/#m5)

### In the lessons

In English: idioms are expressions ("it's raining cats and dogs"). In reading lessons, read aloud "with expression". In maths: simplify the expression, evaluate the expression. Phrases: facial expression, freedom of expression, read with expression.

### Examples

- "Hit the sack" is an expression meaning go to bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expression/#x1)
- She had a worried expression on her face. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expression/#x2)
- Read the poem aloud with expression. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expression/#x3)
- Simplify the expression 3a + 2a. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expression/#x4)
- Work out the value of the expression 4 × 5 − 2. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expression/#x5)
- Painting is a form of expression. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expression/#x6)
- He used a rude expression and got told off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expression/#x7)
- "I spat!" cried the General's lady; "what an expression! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expression/#x8)

### Note

Maths: an expression has no equals sign; an equation has one (3x + 2 = 8). To evaluate an expression, follow the order of operations (multiply and divide before add and subtract).

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The Sefer Yetzirah uses "forms of expression" for the letters, which are the tools of creation. In the primary lessons: In English: idioms are expressions ("it's raining cats and dogs"). In reading lessons, read aloud "with expression". In maths: simplify the expression, evaluate the expression. Phrases: facial expression, freedom of expression, read with expression.

### Examples

- A very notable Hebrew expression of Divinatory intuition was BATh QUL, the Daughter of the Voice. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/expression/#x1)
- It never appears on its own in the SY, being found only in the fixed expression Sefirot Belimah. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/expression/#x2)
- SPRIM, the plural mascuUne of SPR, commonly translated book or letter : the meaning here is plainly "forms of expression." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/expression/#x3)

### Note

Maths: an expression has no equals sign; an equation has one (3x + 2 = 8). To evaluate an expression, follow the order of operations (multiply and divide before add and subtract).

## On Mova

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