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# passeth

verb, old form of «passes» (he, she, it)

«passeth» in the English dictionary: Early Modern English — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

«passeth» means «passes», a form of «pass»: To pass something is to give it to the next person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/P/passeth/#m1)

### Then and now

Only the ending is old: -eth was the ending for he, she and it, where today we say -s: «he passeth» = «he passes».

### Examples

- Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and upward, shall give the offering of the LORD. (Torah EXO.30.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/P/passeth/#x1)
- And all the tithe of the herd or the flock, whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the LORD. (Torah LEV.27.32, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/P/passeth/#x2)
- And it shall come to pass, while My glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft of the rock, and will cover thee with My hand until I have passed by. (Torah EXO.33.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/P/passeth/#x3)

### Note

Today: passes.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «passeth» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/P/passeth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«passeth» in the Early Modern English dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/emode/w/passeth.html) on Mova free.