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# rest

noun (the rest; a rest, rests); verb (rest, rests, rested, resting)

«rest» 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. The rest is what is left over after some part has been taken or used. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rest/#m1)
2. The rest can mean the other people or things: «The rest of the class went home». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rest/#m2)
3. A rest is a time when you stop and relax or sleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rest/#m3)
4. To rest is to relax, or to lie or lean on something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rest/#m4)

### In the lessons

what remains with the actor after the part named before: «the rest» is the whole minus the named part; in sport and health, rest helps the body get better; phrases: «the rest of», «take a rest», «rest on», «at rest» (not moving)

### Examples

- Tom gives 3 pencils to Anna and the rest to Ben. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rest/#x1)
- Sam keeps 3 stamps and gives the rest to Mia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rest/#x2)
- 5 of the 12 children are boys; the rest are girls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rest/#x3)
- We had a rest after the long walk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rest/#x4)
- I'll eat the rest of my sandwich later. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rest/#x5)
- Rest your leg until it gets better. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rest/#x6)
- The ladder was resting against the wall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rest/#x7)
- In science, a ball at rest is not moving. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rest/#x8)

### Note

«the rest» is the whole minus the named part; work it out before passing it on. Trap: «a rest» can also mean a break, with no number. «the rest» takes a plural verb for many things: «the rest are girls».

## In Jewish tradition

In the Torah, rest often means the Sabbath rest, when work stops, and also a safe home and peace from enemies.

**Interpretation.** The seventh day is a day of rest because God rested after Creation, and Jews keep Shabbat by stopping work. God's promise "I will give thee rest" is read as the gift of peace.

### Examples

- And Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks. (Torah GEN.30.36, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rest/#x1)
- So the people rested on the seventh day. (Torah EXO.16.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rest/#x2)
- And He said: 'My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.' (Torah EXO.33.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rest/#x3)
- And the land had rest from war. (Prophets JOS.11.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rest/#x4)
- And the land had rest forty years. (Prophets JDG.3.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rest/#x5)
- And the land had rest fourscore years. (Prophets JDG.3.30, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/rest/#x6)

### Note

«the rest» is the whole minus the named part; work it out before passing it on. Trap: «a rest» can also mean a break, with no number. «the rest» takes a plural verb for many things: «the rest are girls».

## On Mova

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