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# fourteen

number / determiner and pronoun (fourteen); noun (a fourteen — rare)

«fourteen» 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

The number 14: ten plus four, one more than thirteen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fourteen/#m1)

### In the lessons

In maths: 14 = 10 + 4 = 2 × 7; it is even, not prime; its factors are 1, 2, 7 and 14. Two weeks have fourteen days (a fortnight). Fourteen is a teen number. Ordinal: fourteenth (14th).

### Examples

- There are fourteen children in my group. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fourteen/#x1)
- Seven times two is fourteen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fourteen/#x2)
- My big sister is fourteen years old. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fourteen/#x3)
- A fortnight is fourteen days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fourteen/#x4)
- The bus number fourteen goes to the library. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fourteen/#x5)
- Fourteen minus five equals nine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fourteen/#x6)
- We need fourteen chairs for the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fourteen/#x7)
- Thus time went on, till Balna's son was fourteen years old. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fourteen/#x8)

### Note

Spelling: fourteen keeps the u of «four», but «forty» (40) has no u — a common trap. Stress: four-TEEN when counting alone; listen carefully to tell fourteen (14) from forty (40). Ordinal: fourteenth. In a word problem «fourteen each» means 14 for every one.

## In Jewish tradition

In maths: 14 = 10 + 4 = 2 × 7; it is even, not prime; its factors are 1, 2, 7 and 14. Two weeks have fourteen days (a fortnight). Fourteen is a teen number. Ordinal: fourteenth (14th).

### Examples

- and a several tenth part for every lamb of the fourteen lambs; (Torah NUM.29.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourteen/#x1)
- These are the sons of Rachel, who were born to Jacob; all the souls were fourteen. (Torah GEN.46.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourteen/#x2)
- and his host, and those that were numbered of them, threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred; (Torah NUM.2.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourteen/#x3)
- And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. (Writings 1CH.25.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourteen/#x4)
- and Shaaraim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, with Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages. (Prophets JOS.15.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourteen/#x5)
- and Zela, Eleph, and the Jebusite — the same is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kiriath; fourteen cities with their villages. (Prophets JOS.18.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fourteen/#x6)

### Note

Spelling: fourteen keeps the u of «four», but «forty» (40) has no u — a common trap. Stress: four-TEEN when counting alone; listen carefully to tell fourteen (14) from forty (40). Ordinal: fourteenth. In a word problem «fourteen each» means 14 for every one.

## On Mova

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