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[tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncle/#m3) ### In the lessons In school maths: a person in the story who gives or receives things; ages (uncle older than dad by some years). In everyday life: family trees, visiting aunts and uncles, uncles at family parties. Phrases: «my uncle», «Uncle Tom», «aunts and uncles», «great-uncle» (your grandparent's brother). ### Examples - Her uncle gave her 10 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncle/#x1) - My uncle is 12 years older than my dad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncle/#x2) - She has 2 uncles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncle/#x3) - Uncle Tom bought 5 books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncle/#x4) - My uncle took us fishing at the weekend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncle/#x5) - Your mum's brother is your uncle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncle/#x6) - All my aunts and uncles came to the party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncle/#x7) - My great-uncle is ninety years old. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncle/#x8) ### Note Countable: «an uncle» (vowel sound). Capital letter with a name: «Uncle Joe». His children are your cousins. Maths: a person; giving adds to the receiver and takes away from the giver. Trap: the age difference stays the same every year. ## In Jewish tradition An uncle is a close relative whose family may help redeem a relative who sold himself. **Interpretation.** Tradition counts an uncle's wife among the forbidden marriages and an uncle as one of the relatives who may redeem. ### Examples - And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife — he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness — they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. (Torah LEV.20.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/uncle/#x1) - And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them: 'Draw near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.' (Torah LEV.10.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/uncle/#x2) - or his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him, or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him; or if he be waxen rich, he may redeem himself. (Torah LEV.25.49, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/uncle/#x3) - And Saul's uncle said: 'Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you.' (Prophets 1SA.10.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/uncle/#x4) - And I bought the field that was in Anathoth of Hanamel mine uncle's son, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver. (Prophets JER.32.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/uncle/#x5) - Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a man of understanding, and a scribe; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons; (Writings 1CH.27.32, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/uncle/#x6) ### Note Countable: «an uncle» (vowel sound). Capital letter with a name: «Uncle Joe». His children are your cousins. Maths: a person; giving adds to the receiver and takes away from the giver. Trap: the age difference stays the same every year. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «uncle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«uncle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/uncle.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «uncle» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/uncle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«uncle» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/uncle.html) on Mova free.