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# phantom

noun (plural phantoms)

«phantom» 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 ghost or spirit that seems to appear and then vanish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phantom/#m1)
2. Something that seems to be there but is not real. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phantom/#m2)

### In the lessons

in tales a phantom flies off and leads a hero on a chase

### Examples

- A phantom rode across the marsh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phantom/#x1)
- The prince chased a phantom all day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phantom/#x2)
- The phantom vanished at dawn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/phantom/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths; a phantom is not a real thing to count.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The translator uses it to describe the Hebrew word ruach (spirit, breath, wind), which can mean something unseen halfway between wind and soul. In the primary lessons: in tales a phantom flies off and leads a hero on a chase

### Examples

- On another, it refers to something less tangible, approaching the kind of phantom essence implied by the English term ‘soul’. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/phantom/#x1)
- Perhaps capturing an intermediary concept between the immaterial divine imminence and the material wind is ‘wisp’, meaning both a small breeze and a phantom presence, but ‘Holy Wisp’ is a rather underwhelming expression. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/phantom/#x2)

### Note

nothing for maths; a phantom is not a real thing to count.

## On Mova

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