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# symbolize

verb (symbolize, symbolizes, symbolized, symbolizing); also spelt «symbolise» in British English

«symbolize» 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. To symbolize is to stand for an idea or thing, so that it means something more than itself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symbolize/#m1)
2. To symbolize is to be a sign of something: a dove can symbolize peace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symbolize/#m2)

### In the lessons

in the tales an object shows a quality, such as a wheel for fair justice or an hourglass for time passing; in lessons a picture or sign that stands for something

### Examples

- A red heart can symbolize love. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symbolize/#x1)
- The dove symbolizes peace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symbolize/#x2)
- The hour-glass symbolizes time passing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/symbolize/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Kalisch reads the simple and double letters of Sefer Yetzirah as symbolizing human organs and qualities like wisdom and peace. Kabbalists see the Ten Sefirot as symbolized by a lightning flash. In the primary lessons: in the tales an object shows a quality, such as a wheel for fair justice or an hourglass for time passing; in lessons a picture or sign that stands for something

### Examples

- Many Kabalists have shown how the Ten Sephiruth are symbolized by the zig-zag lightning flash. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/symbolize/#x1)
- The twelve simple letters ה״ו״ז ח״ט״י ל״נ״ם ע״צ״ק symbolize, as it were, the organs of speaking, thinking, (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/symbolize/#x2)
- Seven \[34\] double letters, ,בגד כפרת shall, as it were, symbolize wisdom, wealth, fruitfulness, life, dominion, peace and beauty. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/symbolize/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

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